Question 1207652
this is what i get.


J = the number of stamps jay had.
M = the number of stamps that mel had.
L = the number of stamps that lynn had.


since the total number of stamp is 760, then J + M + L = 760.


jay had 8/9 as many stamps as mel had, and 6/11 as many stamps as lynn had.


equations for that are:


J = 8/9 * M
J = 6/11 * L


from these equations, solve for M and L to get:


M = 9/8 * J
L  11/6 * J


replacing M and L with J in the equation of J + M + L = 760 gets you:
J + 9/8 * J + 11/6 * J = 760
multiply both sides of this equation by 48 to get:
48J + 54J + 88J = 36480.
combine like terms to get:
190J = 36480.
solve for J to get:
J = 192.


when J = 192, .....
M = 9/8 * J gets you M = 216.
L = 11/6 * J gets you L = 352.


the sum is 192 + 216 + 356 which is equal to 760, so this checks out.


you are asked .....
If Jay and Lynn shared the stamps equally how many more stamps did Jay have?


my interpretation of what this means is that, if they added the stamps that Jay and Lynn had and divided them in two, then each would get the same amount.


the total stamps between J and L are 192 + 352 = 544.
divide that by 2 to get 272.
this says that, if they divided the stamps equally between them, each would get 272 stamps.


272 minus 192 = 80.
352 - 272 = 80.


L would have to give 80 stamps to J so that they would both have 272 stamps each.
jay would get 80 more stamps than he originally had.
i think that's your answer.