Question

Benson and Ryan had an average of 1134 stamps in their albums.
Benson transferred 273 stamps from his album to Ryan's album.
As a result, both of them had the same number of stamps.
How many stamps did Ryan have at first?

Answer 1

1. The average number of stamps Benson and Ryan had in their albums was 1134. So, the sum of their stamps was 2 * 1134 = 2268.

2. After Benson transferred 273 stamps to Ryan, they had the same number of stamps. So, Benson had (R - 273) stamps in his album, and Ryan had (R + 273) stamps in his album.

Now, let's set up an equation based on the information above:

(R - 273) + (R + 273) = 2268

Now, let's solve for R:

2R = 2268

R = 2268 / 2

R = 1134

So, Ryan initially had 1134 stamps in his album.