<PRE><B>Question 932710</B>
olivia had 32 stamps and sally 154 stamps. Each bought same number of stamps now sally has 3 times as many stamps as olivia. how many stamps did they buy in all?
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They each bought S stamps.
Olivia has 32 + S
Sally has 154 + S
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154 + S = 3*(32 + S)
154 + S = 96 + 3S
Solve for S
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