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MARG1024
Feb 16, 2016, 06:14 PM
Barry bought 21. He gave 3/7 of them to his sister. How many stamps did he have left?

MARG1024
Feb 16, 2016, 06:17 PM
Barry bought 21 stamps. He gave his sister 3/7 of them. How many does he have left?

Wondergirl
Feb 16, 2016, 06:27 PM
21 stamps = 7/7. Sister has 3/7 of them. Barry has what fraction?

ma0641
Feb 16, 2016, 07:23 PM
Well, what do you think, show us some work. This is a very easy question since both 3 and 7 divide into 21. 3/7 X 21=. Start there