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Charlie has 5 times as many stamps as Ryan. They have 1608 stamps in all. How many stamps does Charlie have than Ryan? This is a 4 th grade math question.

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x+5x=1608

6x=1608

804/3=268

1608-268=. 1340 stamps for Charlie
268 for Ryan.
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