Bob is a stamp collector. His collection consists of three books. Two-tenths of his stamps are in the first book, several sevenths in the second book, and there are 303 stamps in the third book. How many stamps has Bob? (Is the condition sufficient to determine uniquely the unknown?)

Bob is a stamp collector. His collection consists of three books. Two-tenths of his stamps are in the first book, several sevenths in the second book, and there are 303 stamps in the third book. How many stamps has Bob? (Is the condition sufficient to determine uniquely the unknown?)

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

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Bob is a stamp collector. His collection consists of
three books. Two-tenths of his stamps are in the
first book, several sevenths in the second book,
and there are 303 stamps in the third book. How
many stamps has Bob? (Is the condition sufficient
to determine uniquely the unknown?)

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