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Question 315071: Jesse collects stamps. He now has 444 stamps. He has three times as many stamps form European countries as he does from Asian countries. How many of his stamps are from European countries? Please can you show me step by step the process of the problem. Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello,
We can set up 2 equations with x being the European and y for Asian stamps.
x+y=444
x=3y
Now substitute x
3y+y=444 Combine like terms and divide by 4 to get:
y=111
So now we know he has 111 Asian stamps and 333 European stamps.
Make sense?
RJ
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