Alice's stamp collection was 75% of the size of Raymond's. After Alice sold 40% of her stamps and Raymond sold 20% of his stamps, Alice had 140 fewer stamps than Raymond. How many stamps did Alice sell?
1 Answer
Alice sold
Explanation:
Alice had fewer stamps than Raymond.
Let the number of Alice's stamps be
If she had
They each sold stamps:
Write an equation:
Multiply by
Alice started with
She sold
Lets's check the numbers:
Alice had