SOLUTION: My kids tend to loose cards quite often but we still play some games. For example: We have assembles quite a pile of cards and are playing a game in which all the cards are delt ou

Question 31548This question is from textbook Amthematics for Elementary School Teachers
: My kids tend to loose cards quite often but we still play some games. For example: We have assembles quite a pile of cards and are playing a game in which all the cards are delt out before playing. We discovered:
If two people are playing-1 card will be left,
3 people-2 cards left,
4 people-3 cards left,
5 people- 4 cards left,
6 people-5 cards left,
and 7 people- 0 cards left
How many crads are in this deck? This question is from textbook Amthematics for Elementary School Teachers

Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
MIORE THAN A DOUBLE DECKER OR 119 CARDS.
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