Glen collects a total of 450 stamps from the United States, Great Britain, and India. In his collection, 52% of the stamps are US stamps. He has 3/5 as many Indian stamps as British stamps. How many Indian stamps does Glen have? What percent of Glen' collection are British stamps?

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22 February, 21:26

Glen collects a total of 450 stamps from the United States, Great Britain, and India. In his collection, 52% of the stamps are US stamps. He has 3/5 as many Indian stamps as British stamps. How many Indian stamps does Glen have? What percent of Glen' collection are British stamps?

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Devan Mooney · Answer 1

50% of 450 = 225

2% of 450 = 4.5 x 2 = 9

so 52% of 450 is 234 (US Stamps)

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450 - 234 = 216

216 / 8 = 27

27 x 5 = 135 (British Stamps)

[135 / 450 = 3 / 10 = 30%]

27 x 3 = 81 (Indian Stamps)

[81/135 = 3/5]

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Indian Stamps 81

British Stamps (% of collection) 30%