Stamp Give Away

Question

Janet has 36 stamps. She groups the stamps into 9 equal groups. She then adds two more stamps to each group. If she gives 4 stamps to each of her 13 friends, how many stamps will she have left?

What we know

1. Number of Stamps Janet Has: 36
2. Number of Groups: 9
3. Stamps added to each group: 2
4. Stamps given away: 4 stamps to each of her 13 friends

What we are solving for

1. The number of stamps Janet has left over

Answer 1

1. The initial number of stamps: Janet starts with 36 stamps

1. Grouping the stamps: Janet divides 36 stamps into 9 equal groups------> To find out how many stamps are in each group, we must divide the initial number of stamps by the number of groups:

36 divided by 9 equals 4 stamps per group

1. Janet adds 2 more stamps to each group. Since there were 9 stamps in each group originally we must calculate the new total number of stamps:

Stamps added x Number of Groups---> 2x9= 18

The new total of stamps= Orignal Number of Stamps + Stamps added--> 36+18= 54

1. Janet gave 4 stamps to each of her 13 friends.

Total number of stamps given away= Number of Friends x Stamps per friend---> 13x4= 52

1. How many stamps are remaining?

Remaining Stamps= Total Number of New Stamps - Total Number of Stamps Given away ----> 54-52= 2

1. The final answer shows that Janet has 2 stamps remaining.

Answer 2

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I have worked out this problem in this video. Please check it out and let me know if you have any additional questions. I hope this helps. Take care!

Dr. Christal-Joy Turner