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Andrew and Caden had some stamps in the ratio 6:8. Andrew gave a quarter of his stamps to Caden. Caden then had 280 stamps more than Andrew. How many stamps did they have altogether?

 Jul 13, 2024
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We can wrte down 2 equations for this then use substitution to solve it.

 

6a=8c

34a+280=c+14a

 

 

34a=c

c+280=c+14a

14a=280

a=1120

34(1120)=c

c=840

 

 

Let's double check:

 

6(1120)=8(840)

6720=6720

 

34(1120)+280=840+14(1120)

840+280=840+280

1120=1120

 

 

So both equations are true, therefore, Andrew has 1120 stamps and Caden has 840 stamps.

 Jul 13, 2024

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