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Stephanie bought 200 stickers. That is 4 times more than Jenny bought. How many stickers (s) did Jenny buy?

User Danny Hurlburt
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If Stephanie bought 200 stickers and this amount is 4 times the amount that Jenny bought, we can write:


200=4\cdot x

being x the amount that Jenny bought.

We can solve this as:


\begin{gathered} (200)/(4)=(4\cdot x)/(4) \\ 50=x \\ x=50 \end{gathered}

Answer: Jenny bought 50 stickers.

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