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?
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.