Simon and Jimmy had 167 stamps

altogether. Simon gave 4/7 of his stamps to Trina, and Jimmy gave 37 stamps to Trina. Simon and Jimmy had the same number of stamps left. How many stamps did Jimmy have in the beginning?

Please Help ME:
I need a formula

User Icon for Reiny Reiny answered
13 years ago

let the number of stamps that Simon has be x

then the number of stamps that Jimmy has be 167-x

Simon gives 4/7 of his to Trina, so he has (3/7)x left
Jimmy gives 37 to Trina, so he has 167-x - 37 or 130-x left

but now they have the same

solve : (3/7)x = 130 - x
hint: multiply both sides by 7 etc.

User Icon for Anonymous Anonymous answered
13 years ago

72

User Icon for Anonymous Anonymous answered
11 years ago

Pretty sure it's 76.

User Icon for tiny t tiny t answered
11 years ago

Simon started with 91 and Jimmy started with 76. Trina has 89 when it is done.

User Icon for Anonymous Anonymous answered
9 years ago

76

User Icon for Anonymous Anonymous answered
6 years ago

I HAVE A QUESTION, IS IT 72 or 76, pls make sure it is correct and use a caculator if you must.

User Icon for Anonymous Anonymous answered
6 years ago

I checked and got 91 btw

User Icon for Anonymous Anonymous answered
5 years ago

Check your work it is 91

User Icon for Anonymous Anonymous answered
5 years ago

Simon has 91, but Jimmy had 76

User Icon for no one no one answered
5 years ago

91 for Simon in the BEGINNING and 76 for jimmy in the beggining