B = .3C
C = 1.25D
B+70 = .5C
We end up with
B = 105
C = 350
D = 280
Check:
B+70 = 175 = 350/2
SO, B+C+D=735
B had 30% as many stamps as C. C had 125% as many stamps as D. If D gave B 70 stamps, B would then have 50% of what C had. How many stamps did the 3 of them have altogether?
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Thank you, Steve.