Question

Reena collects postage stamps to create an album. The album has 14 pages. The first five pages of her stamp album holds 4 stamps per page. The remaining pages of the album have 14 stamps per page. Which equation can be used to find the total number of stamps (n)?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The first five pages have:

$\lparen5*4)$

Ans for the remaining pages we have:

$\left(9*14)\right?$

The total number of stamps must be:

$n=\left(5*4\right)+\left(9*14\right)$

Answer:

n=(5*4)+(9*14)