Valen put all his stamps into 25 large albums and 16 small albums. Each large album can hold 14 more stamps than each small album.
13 of his stamps were put into all the small albums and the rest were put into the large albums. How many stamps can be put into one small album?
|
Large albums (1) |
Small albums (2) |
Number |
25 |
16 |
Value |
1 u + 14 |
1 u |
Total value |
25 u + 350 |
16 u |
Comparing total stickers in large albums and small albums |
2 p |
1 p |
Total number of stamps in large albums
= 25 x (1 u + 14)
= 25 u + 350
25 u + 350 =
2 p --- (1)
16 u = 1 p --- (2)
(2)
x2
32 u =
2 p --- (3)
(3) = (1)
32 u = 25 u + 350
32 u - 25 u = 350
7 u = 350
1 u = 350 ÷ 7 = 50
Number of stamps in one small album
= 1 u
= 50
Answer(s): 50