SOLUTION: Rick and Myra collect stamps. Rick has 150 fewer stamps than Myra. Together they have collected 500 stamps. How many stamps does each person have in their collection?

SOLUTION: Rick and Myra collect stamps. Rick has 150 fewer stamps than Myra. Together they have collected 500 stamps. How many stamps does each person have in their collection?

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Question 36055: Rick and Myra collect stamps. Rick has 150 fewer stamps than Myra. Together they have collected 500 stamps. How many stamps does each person have in their collection?
Answer by Prithwis(166) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Myra has x stamps; Rick has x-150 stamps;
Together they have 500 stamps => x+x-150 = 500 => 2x = 650 => x = 325;
Myra has 325 and Rick has 175 stamps.
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