Jen has 3 times as many stamps Jacks does. Together they have 36 stamps. How many stamps does Jen have

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asked Jan 10, 2021 93.7k views

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Pok · Answer 1 · 2021-01-16T16:30:09+0000

Answer: Jen has 27 stamps

Explanation:

Let the number of stamps Jack has be y.

Since Jen has 3times of Jack stamps, Jack's stamp is 3×y which is 3y.

Jack's stamp+Jen's stamp= 36

y+3y = 36

4y = 36

y = 9

So Jack has 9 stamps and Jen has 9×3 which is 27 stamps.