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23-01-2015
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Charlie has 5 times as many stamps as Ryan. They have 1,608 stamps in all. How many more stamps does Charlie have than Ryan

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mathwiz35 mathwiz35

23-01-2015

Charlie has 5 times as many stamps as Ryan then C = 5R.

R + C = 1608.
So we plug in for C
R + 5R = 1608
6R = 1608
R = 268

Now find Charlie by plugging in and we get

268 + C = 1608
C = 1340

Lets check our answer
1340 = 5(268) yup we are right.

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