Question

Nadia has 3 times as many stamps as Evan and 50 more stamps than Kate. They have 972 stamps altogether. How many more stamps does Kate have than Evan

Answer 1

nadia has 438stamps
evan has 146 stamps
kate has 388
answer is 242

Answer 2

Let Nadia has
`N` stamps.

Let Evan has
`E` stamps.

Let Kate has
`K` stamps.

From the given information,

`image`

Solve the above equations together.

`image`

`K=3E-50=3*146-50=388`.

So,

`K-E=388-146=242`.

Hence, Kate has 242 cards more than Evan.