Question

Ian placed 263 stamps on 9 pages of his collection book. He wanted to place the same number

of stamps on each page with as few as possible left over. How many stamps are on each page?
How many were left to put in an envelope?

Enter the correct value to complete each sentence.


Blank stamps were placed on each page.

Blank stamps were put in an envelope.

Answer 1

Answer: To find the number of stamps on each page, we can divide the total number of stamps by the number of pages:

263 stamps ÷ 9 pages = 29.22 stamps per page (rounded to two decimal places)

Since we want to place the same number of stamps on each page with as few left over as possible, we can round down to the nearest whole number:

29 stamps per page

To find out how many stamps were left to put in an envelope, we can multiply the number of pages by the number of stamps per page, and then subtract from the total number of stamps:

263 stamps - (29 stamps per page x 9 pages) = 8 stamps left over to put in an envelope

Therefore, the completed sentences are:

29 stamps were placed on each page.

8 stamps were put in an envelope.

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