Eric has 4 bags and 6 boxes of stamps. He has a total of 254 stamps. Each box contains 9 more stamps than each bag. How many stamps are there in each box?
| |
Bags |
Boxes |
Total |
| Number |
4 |
6 |
|
| Value |
1 u |
1 u + 9 |
|
| Total value |
4 u |
6 u + 54 |
10 u + 54 |
Number of stamps in each bag = 1 u
Number of stamps in each box = 1 u + 9
Total number of stamps in the bags = 4 x 1 u = 4 u
Total number of stamps in the boxes = 6(1 u + 9) = 6 u + 54
Total number of stamps
= 6 u + 4 u + 54
= 10 u + 54
10 u + 54 = 254
10 u = 254 - 54
10 u = 200
1 u = 200 ÷ 10 = 20
Number of stamps in each box
= 1 u + 9
= 20 + 9
= 29
Answer(s): 29
