SOLUTION: Brian buys 1 pack of baseball cards to add to the 2 cards a friend gave him. Then his mother gives him 2 more packs as a special treat. Now he has as many as cards s Marcus who own

Question 1202404: Brian buys 1 pack of baseball cards to add to the 2 cards a friend gave him. Then his mother gives him 2 more packs as a special treat. Now he has as many as cards s Marcus who owns 1 pack plus 12 loose cards. How many cards are in each pack
Answer by ikleyn(52864) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the number of card in a pack (assumed to be the same for the packs in this problem).


Write an equation as you read the problem

    x + 2 + 2x = x + 12   cards.


Simplify and find x

    3x + 2 = x + 12

    3x - x = 12 - 2

       2x  =    10

        x  =    10/2 = 5.


ANSWER.  There are 5 cards in each pack in this problem.

Solved.

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