SOLUTION: Two boys trading baseball cards agree that 6 Will Clark cards and 3 Jose Canseco cards are worth the same to them as 2 Nolan Ryan cards. They also agree that 9 Canseco cards are w

Question 58815This question is from textbook Applied College Algebra
: Two boys trading baseball cards agree that 6 Will Clark cards and 3 Jose Canseco cards are worth the same to them as 2 Nolan Ryan cards. They also agree that 9 Canseco cards are worth the same as 12 Clark cards plus 2 Ryan cards. How many Canseco cards have the same value to them as 2 Ryan cards.
I have no idea how to even start with this one. Can anyone give me a hand? Thanks! This question is from textbook Applied College Algebra

Answer by 303795(602) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2 Nolan Ryan Cards = 6 Will Clark Cards + 3 Jose Canseco Cards (Equation 1)
9 Jose Canseco cards = 12 Will Clark Cards + 2 Nolan Ryan Cards (Equation 2
Substitute the value of Nolan Ryan Cards from equation 1 into equation 2.
9 Jose Canseco cards = 12 Will Clark Cards+6 Will Clark Cards + 3 Jose Canseco
Cards
6 Jose Canseco cards = 18 Will Clark Cards
So 1 Jose Canseco card = 3 Will Clark Cards
Using that information back in equation 1
gives
2 Nolan Ryan Cards = 5 Jose Canseco Cards

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