document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259967>Question 259967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Both Sorang and Tom have an international stamp collection. Sorang has 370 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "stamps, which is twenty less than three times the number of stamps that are in <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tom’s collection. How many total stamps are in Tom’s international stamp collection?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191408 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=191408\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let tom have x stamps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sorang has 370. this is less than 3 times tom's collection by 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Threfore, 3x-20=370<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x= 370+20=390<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=390/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 130.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tom has 130 stamps. </SPAN>\n" );
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