2019 5marks Nan Hua P6 Paper2 SA1

P6 / Nan Hua / 2019 / SA1 / Paper 2 – Q16 [5 marks]

Question:

Dylan had three boxes, A, B and C, containing a total of 1512 stamps. The number of stamps in Box A is 2/7 of the total number of stamps. Dylan sold 190 stamps from Box B and sold 1/4 of the stamps in Box C.
The number of stamps left in Box B was twice the number of stamps left in Box C. How many stamps were there in Box B at first?

Solution:

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