Sunday, January 10, 2010

Carson's Mail Dilemma

Blake's brother, Carson, is sending pictures from his fall baseball games with letters to friends. The weight of each envelope will require 55 cents postage. Carson has a selection of the following different stamps from which to choose:

52-cent Hubert H. Humphrey stamp
32-cent flag stamp
23-cent Mary Cassatt stamp
20-cent bird stamp
15-cent Buffalo Bill Cody stamp
3-cent bird stamp

Carson wants each envelope to have exactly 55 cents in postage, and to have a different combination of stamps.

What are the different stamp combinations Carson can use on the envelopes, if he has room for no more than 5 stamps on an envelope?

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

BLAKE SMITH

52-CENT HUBERT H. HUMPHREY STAMP
+
3-CENT BIRD STAMP

32-CENT FLAG STAMP
+
23-CENT MARY CASSATT STAMP

32-CENT FLAG STAMP
+
20-CENT BIRD STAMP
+
3-CENT BIRD STAMP

Anonymous said...

52+3=55
32+23=55
32+20+3=55
20+20+15=55
23+23+3+3+3=55

Reese Guill
01/11/2010

Anonymous said...

a 52 and a 3
a 32 and a 23
a 3, a 20, and a 32
two 20s and a 15


houston morris

briar travis said...

20 32 52 32
20 20 3 23
15 3 = =
= = 55 55
55 55

Whitney said...

52+3=55
23+32=55
20+20+15=55
32+20+3=55

Anonymous said...

52+3
32+23
20+20+15
23+23+3+3+3
32+20+3



Brandon Nchols

will edwards said...

3cents+
52cents=
55cents

32cent+
23cent =
55cents

32cents+
20cents+
3cents=
55cents

Will Edwards

Anonymous said...

humphrey + 3 cent bird
Flag + Mary
20 cent bird + 3 cent bird + flag
2-20 cent birds + buffalo

Carson Tabor

Anonymous said...

ALSO!!!!
2- Marys and 3- 3 cent birds

Carson Tabor

Anonymous said...

There are 6 different combinations Carson can use. They are the Hubert H. Humphrey stamp and the Bird. (52+3). The Flag stamp and a Mary Cassatt. (32+23). 2 of the Bird stamps and one of the Buffalo Bill Cody stamp. (20+20+15). The Mary Cassatt stamp the bird stamp and the other bird stamp.
(23+20+3). Two of the Mary Cassatt stamps and three of the 3 cent bird one. (23+23+3+3+3). A flag stamp, a 20 cent bird stamp, and a 3 cent bird stamp. (32+20+3).







Blake Tabor

Anonymous said...

There are 6 different combinations Carson can use.
They are the Hubert H. Humphrey stamp and the Bird. (52+3).
The Flag stamp and a Mary Cassatt. (32+23).
2 of the Bird stamps and one of the Buffalo Bill Cody stamp. (20+20+15).
Two of the Mary Cassatt stamps and three of the 3 cent bird one. (23+23+3+3+3).
A flag stamp, a 20 cent bird stamp, and a 3 cent bird stamp. (32+20+3).


Blake Tabor

Anonymous said...

From Daniel Neal,

52cent Hubert H Humphrey stamp
+ 3cent Bird stamp
=55

32cent Flag stamp
+23cent Mary Casset stamp
=55

32cent Flag stamp
20cent Bird stamp
+ 3cent Bird stamp
=55

It is impossible to use fifteen in a proplem and it equeling fifty five with these other numbers.

Anonymous said...

Combination 1-32 cent Flag stamp and 23 cent mary cassatt stamp

Combination 2-52 cent Hubert Humphrey stamp and 3 cent bird stamp

Combination 3-32 cent flag stamp, 20 cent bird stamp and 3 cent bird stamp.

Combination 4- Two 20 cent bird stamps and one 15 cent Buffalo Bill stamp.

Combination 5-Two 23 cent mary cassatt stamps and three 3 cent bird stamps

Dakota Shugars

Michael Southern said...

The combinations are:

52-cent Hubert H. Humphrey stamp and a 3-cent bird stamp.

32-cent flag stamp and a 23-cent Mary Cassatt stamp.

32-cent flag stamp, a 20-cent bird stamp, and a 3-cent bird stamp.

Two 20-cent bird stamps, and a 15-cent Buffalo Bill Cody stamp.

Two 23-cent bird stamps and three 3-cent bird stamps


Michael Southern

Anonymous said...

1. 52-cent Hubert H. Humphrey stamp and 3-cent bird stamp

2.32-cent flag stamp and
23-cent Mary Cassatt stamp

3.32-cent flag stamp,20-cent bird stamp, and 3-cent bird stamp

4. 2 20-cent bird stamps and a 15-cent Buffalo Bill Cody stamp

By: Kailyn Andrews

will edwards said...

52cents and 3cents

32cents and 23cents

20cents and 32cents and 3cents

20cents and 20cents and 15cents

23cents and 23cents and 3cents and 3cents and 3cents

By will edwards

Anonymous said...

these are the three that i came up with

.52 hubert humphrey stamp
+.03 bird stamp
--------------
.55

.32 flag stamp
+.23 mary cassatt stamp
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.55

.32 flag stamp
+.20 bird stamp
.03 bird stamp
--------------
.55

christian lindsey