Question

Applying Parentheses and Brackets Practice

Jodi tried to collect stones. On 3 different days, she bought 4 stamps. Then she decided to sell 4 of them right after she bought 2 sets of 5 stamps. She figured out how many she has total and then she divided the total into 3 groups to pack into books. How many did she put in each book?
Warner notes are $75.00. He bought 3 pairs of socks for $40.00.
A) 4, 8
B) 3, 12
C) 5, 10
D) 6, 15

Answer 1

Jodi put 6 stamps in each book.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many stamps Jodi has in each book, we need to follow the given steps:

1. Jodi bought 4 stamps on 3 different days, so she initially has 4 x 3 = 12 stamps.

2. She then bought 2 sets of 5 stamps, making a total of 2 x 5 = 10 stamps.

3. After buying the sets of stamps, she decided to sell 4 of them, leaving her with 12 + 10 - 4 = 18 stamps.

4. Finally, she divides the 18 stamps into 3 equal groups, so each book will have 18 / 3 = 6 stamps.

Therefore, Jodi put 6 stamps in each book.