Victoria spent ³₄ of her money on 11 staplers and 8 pencils. The cost of each pencil is 2 times the cost of each stapler. She bought some more staplers with ²₃ of her remaining money. How many staplers did Victoria buy altogether?

11 staplers + 8 pencils		Remaining  amount		Total amount
3 p = 27 u		1 p = 9 u		4 p
11 staplers	8 pencils	More staplers	Left
		2	1
11 u	16 u	6 u

Cost of 1 stapler = 1 u
Cost of 1 pencil = 2 u

Cost of 11 staplers = 11 x 1 u = 11 u
Cost of 8 pencils = 8 x 2 u = 16 u

Cost of 11 staplers + 8 pencils
= 11 u + 16 u
= 27 u

3 p = 27 u

1 p = 27 u ÷ 3 = 9 u

Amount of remaining money that Victoria spent on buying more staplers
= ²₃ x 9 u
= 6 u

Number of staplers that Victoria bought with ²₃ of her remaining money
= 6 u ÷ 1 u
= 6

Total number of staplers that Victoria bought
= 11 + 6
= 17

Answer(s): 17