Layla collects postcard. she has 7 postcards from europe .her postcards from Europe are one third of her total collections. how many postcards in all does Layla have

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given :

Postcards from Europe = 7

Let total postcards be x

Then, according to question 

Postcards from Europe 1/3 x

So,

1/3 x = 7

x = 7 × 3

x = 21

 

So, Layla has 21 Postcards.