Question

Last year, Derek's mother gave him 53 blue stamps and 36 red stamps to start a stamp collection. Now Derek has 4 times as many stamps in his collection How many stamps does Derek have in his collection? Complete the bar diagram to show your work.​

Answer 1

356

Explanation:

53 + 36 = 89

89 x 4 = 356

and where is the bar diagram????

Answer 2

At present he has x stamps

Every month he adds 6 numbers, for 8 months

So total added 8x6=48

The total will be x+48 which is expected to be twice of x

x+48=2x

Solving x=48

At present he has 48 stamps

Explanation: