Finding Stamps in a Ratio

Medium Problem Solving And Data Analysis Ratios And Proportions

Emma has a collection of stamps from two different countries, A and B. The ratio of stamps from country A to stamps from country B is 5:3. If she has a total of 64 stamps from both countries, how many stamps does Emma have from country A?

Use the ratio and total count to set up an equation to find the number of stamps from country A.