Alex and freddy collect stamps. the number of stamps in alex’s collection to the number of stamps in freddy’s collection is in the ratio of 3: 5. how much more stamps does freddy have if together they have 136 stamps? explain how you got the answer! !

31 stamps

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Alex and Freddy collect stamps. The number of stamps in Alex’s collection to the number of stamps in Freddy’s collection is in the ratio of 3:5.

Let the number of stamps Alex has be 3x and number of stamps Freddy has be 5x.

Since, together they have 136 stamps.

Then, we have

Thus, No. of stamps Alex has =

No. of stamps Freddy has =

Difference=85-54 =31

Hence, Freddy has 31 stamps more .

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.

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