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Luis colecta stamps. He has 4 more stamps from Egipto than from pero. He has 3 fewer stamps from Nigeria than from Egipto. He has 27 stamps from Nigeria. Hoy many stamps does he have from peru?

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Explanation:

Let's name:

[tex]E:\text{Stamps from Egypt} \\ \\ P:\text{Stamps from Peru} \\ \\ N:\text{Stamps from Nigeria}[/tex]

1. He has 4 more stamps from Egipto than from Peru:

[tex]E=P+4 \ \ \ \cdots eq1[/tex]

2. He has 3 fewer stamps from Nigeria than from Egipto.

[tex]N=E-3 \ \ \ \cdots eq2[/tex]

3. He has 27 stamps from Nigeria:

[tex]N=27 \ \ \ \cdots eq3[/tex]

Substituting eq3 into eq2:

[tex]27=E-3 \\ \\ E=27+3 \\ \\ E=30[/tex]

Substituting E into eq1:

[tex]30=P+4 \\ \\ P=30-4 \\ \\ P=26[/tex]

So he has:

  • 30 stamps from Egypt
  • 26 stamps from Peru
  • 27 stamps from Nigeria