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hi i’m stuck on a questionElvrira collects 2nd and 1st class stampsShe has four times as many 2nd class stamps as she has 1st class stampsEach 1st class stamp is worth 50 pEach 2nd class stamp is worth 30pAltogether her collection is worth £27.20How many 2nd class stamps does she have?
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Original post by izzywizzy98976
hi i’m stuck on a questionElvrira collects 2nd and 1st class stampsShe has four times as many 2nd class stamps as she has 1st class stampsEach 1st class stamp is worth 50 pEach 2nd class stamp is worth 30pAltogether her collection is worth £27.20How many 2nd class stamps does she have?

have you tired setting up an equation in x?

if she has 4 times the amount of second as first class, how much would it cost if she had 1 1st class and therefore 4 2nd class?

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