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Andrew collects stamps. he collected a total of 150 stamps. is 84% of the stamps he collected were foreign, how many other stamps did he collect?

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Answer:

24

Explanation:

If 84% of the stamps he collected were foreign, that means he collected 150 * 0.84 = 126 foreign stamps.

So, he collected 150 - 126 = 24 stamps that were not foreign.