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Jessica was responsible for making party bags for her sister’s birthday party. She noticed that there were 6 times as many balloons as stickers and 1/3 as many bubbles as balloons. If there were 135 items, how many are stickers?

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Answer:

Let's break down the information given:

1. There were 6 times as many balloons as stickers.

2. There were 1/3 as many bubbles as balloons.

3. The total number of items was 135.

Let's represent the number of stickers as "x".

According to the first statement, the number of balloons would be 6 times the number of stickers, so the number of balloons is 6x.

According to the second statement, the number of bubbles would be 1/3 of the number of balloons, so the number of bubbles is (1/3) * (6x) = 2x.

The total number of items is the sum of the number of stickers, balloons, and bubbles, which is x + 6x + 2x = 9x.

Given that the total number of items is 135, we can set up the equation:

9x = 135

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 9:

x = 135 / 9

x = 15

Therefore, there are 15 stickers.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

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