Ali had 88 more stamps than samir. After samir bought another 23 stamps.samir had 7/8 as many stamps as ali had. How many stamps ali have?
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Let the no of stamps samir had be x
Therefore,no of stamps ali had will be (x+88)
A.T.P
x+23 = 7/8 (x+88)
x+23 = 7x/8 + 77
x - 7x/8 = 77 - 23
(8x - 7x)/ 8 = 54
x = 54×8
x = 432
Therefore no of stamps samir had =x= 432
No of stamps ali had = x+88 = 432+88= 520
You can verify your answer by:-
It is said that if samir had 23 more stamps then it will be 7/8 of what ali had
So...7/8 × 520 gives you 455 ...
This means samir will have 455 stamps if 23 more stamps are added to what he had
Now add 23 to what samir had before
432 +23 = 455
Thus your answer is verified!!!
Answer:
Number of stamps Ali has is 520 and number of stamps Samir has is 432.
The explanation of the solution is given below:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of stamps Samir had be x
Then, number of stamps Ali had will be x+88
According to the question ,
x+23=7/8(x+88)
x+23=7x/8+77
x-7x/8=77-23
(8x-7x)/8=54
x=54×8
x=432
As we know, Samir had x stamps, he had 432 stamps.
Similarly, Ali had 88 more than him, so, he had x+88= 520 stamps
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