Question

lily has a stamp collection .she has 54 more U.S stamps than foreign stamps . she has 652 stamps in all.
how many of each type of stamp does lily have? enter the answers in the box.

lily has ____ U.S . stamps and ____ foreign stamps.

Answer 1

Answer:

foreign stamps = 299

US stamps = 353

Step-by-step explanation:

Let number of foreign stamps be x.

Given she has 54 more U.S stamps than foreign , US stamps = x +54

Total stamps = US + Foreign

652 = x + 54 + x

652 - 54 = 2x

598 = 2x

x = 299