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The local post office sold the following stamps last month.

2,367 flag stamps

2,479 geography stamps

2,441 music stamps

4,152 animal stamps

Use the information above to complete the following sentences.

The post office sold a total of 6,519 animal and musicgeographyflag stamps.

The post office sold 1,711 more animal stamps than flaggeographymusic stamps.

Let's solve this step by step using the information provided.

1. **Total of animal and one other type of stamps:**

   - **Animal stamps:** 4,152
   - The possible options to combine with animal stamps:
     - **Flag stamps:** 2,367
     - **Geography stamps:** 2,479
     - **Music stamps:** 2,441

   We need to find the combination that totals **6,519** stamps.

   - **Animal + Flag:** 4,152 + 2,367 = 6,519 (This matches the total)
   - **Animal + Geography:** 4,152 + 2,479 = 6,631 (This doesn't match)
   - **Animal + Music:** 4,152 + 2,441 = 6,593 (This doesn't match)

   Therefore, the correct combination is **Animal + Flag**, so the first sentence should be:

   **"The post office sold a total of 6,519 animal and **flag** stamps."**

2. **Animal stamps compared to another type of stamps:**

   - **Animal stamps:** 4,152
   - We are told that the post office sold **1,711** more animal stamps than another type.

   Let's calculate:

   - **4,152 - 1,711 = 2,441**
   - This matches the number of **Music stamps**.

   So, the correct answer is **Music** stamps. The second sentence should be:

   **"The post office sold 1,711 more animal stamps than **music** stamps."**

**Final Answers:**

1. The post office sold a total of 6,519 animal and **flag** stamps.
2. The post office sold 1,711 more animal stamps than **music** stamps.

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Here are 5 related questions:

1. How would you calculate the total number of stamps sold for all types combined?
2. What is the difference between the highest and lowest number of stamps sold?
3. If the post office sold 500 more flag stamps, how would that affect the total?
4. How would you calculate the average number of stamps sold per type?
5. What percentage of the total stamps sold were geography stamps?

**Tip:** When comparing quantities, subtraction helps to determine how much more one quantity is than another.

Learn how to solve math problems involving stamp sales at the post office. This problem involves arithmetic operations such as addition and subtraction to determine totals and differences between types of stamps sold. Suitable for students in Grades 3-5.

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