document.write( "Question 428561: If Mike gives Dolly 16 stamps, he will have the same number of stamps as she.
\n" ); document.write( "If Dolly gives Mike 14 stamps, the ratio of the no. of stamps she has to the no. of stamps Mike has will be 1:6.
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If Mike gives Dolly 16 stamps, he will have the same number of stamps as she.
\n" ); document.write( "If Dolly gives Mike 14 stamps, the ratio of the no. of stamps she has to the no. of stamps Mike has will be 1:6.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Let m = no. of stamps that Mike has at first
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\n" ); document.write( "Let d = no. of stamps dolly has
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\n" ); document.write( "\"If Mike gives Dolly 16 stamps, he will have the same number of stamps as she.\"
\n" ); document.write( "m - 16 = d + 16
\n" ); document.write( "m = d + 16 + 16
\n" ); document.write( "m = d + 32
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\n" ); document.write( "\"If Dolly gives Mike 14 stamps, the ratio of the no. of stamps she has to the no. of stamps Mike has will be 1:6.\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28d-14%29%2F%28m%2B14%29\" = \"1%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "1(m+14) = 6(d-14)
\n" ); document.write( "m + 14 = 6d - 84
\n" ); document.write( "m = 6d - 84 - 14
\n" ); document.write( "m = 6d - 98
\n" ); document.write( "Replace m with (d+32) (from the 1st statement)
\n" ); document.write( "d + 32 = 6d - 98
\n" ); document.write( "32 + 98 = 6d - d
\n" ); document.write( "130 = 5d
\n" ); document.write( "d = \"130%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "d = 26 stamps
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "m = 32 + 26
\n" ); document.write( "m = 58 stamps Mike had originally
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\n" ); document.write( "See if that will check out
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2826-14%29%2F%2858%2B14%29\" \"12%2F72\" = \"1%2F6\" \r
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