Question

Xian and his cousin Kal both collect stamps. Xian has 52 stamps, and Kal has 68 stamps. The boys recently

joined different stamp-collecting dubs. Xian's club will send him 20 new stamps per month. Kai's club will
send him 16 new stamps per month. After how many months will Xlan and Kal have the same number of
stamps? How many stamps will each have?

Answer 1

In 4 months, they will both have 132 stamps.

Explanation:

Let x = # of months

52 + 20x = 68 + 16x

4x = 16

x = 4

Plug x value into both expressions and see if it checks out

52 + 20(4) = 68 + 16(4)

52 + 80 = 68 + 64

132 = 132