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Jen has 3 times as many stamps Jacks does. Together they have 36 stamps. How many stamps does Jen have

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Answer:

Jen has 12 stamps.

Explanation:

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Answer: Jen has 27 stamps

Explanation:

Let the number of stamps Jack has be y.

Since Jen has 3times of Jack stamps, Jack's stamp is 3×y which is 3y.

Jack's stamp+Jen's stamp= 36

y+3y = 36

4y = 36

y = 9

So Jack has 9 stamps and Jen has 9×3 which is 27 stamps.

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