Dave has 146 stamps. He has 138 fewer stamps then Joe. How many stamps do they have in all?

Question

Dave has 146 stamps. He has 138 fewer stamps then Joe. How many stamps do they have in all?

Answer 1

Dave d = 146  Dave has 138 fewer stamps then joe means  d = j - 138.  146 = j - 138.

 

146 + 138 = 284 = j.  So Joe has 284 stamps and Dave has 146 stamps.  In total they have 284 + 146 = 430 stamps.

 

Answer 2

Dave has fewer stamps than Joe. So Joe has more stamps. How many? 138.

 

So the number of stamps that Joe has is the number that Dave has (146) plus the number more he has (138).

 

146 + 138 = 284

 

In all they have 146 + 284.

 

430.