document.write( "Question 161137This question is from textbook crossing the river with dogs,problem solving for college students
\n" ); document.write( ": rita has two more than three times the number of baseball cards then ben has. if rita gave ben 12 card,they would have the same number of cards. how many cards did rita start with? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=x\"$ , no of bb cards of Ben
\n" ); document.write( " $\"R=2%2B3x\"$ ,no. of bb cards of Rita - 2 more 3 times than Ben
\n" ); document.write( "Condition:
\n" ); document.write( "If Rita gives 12 cards, they have equal number of bb cards.
\n" ); document.write( "Putting into eqn,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"R-12=B%2B12\"$ -------> working eqn
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2B3x-12=x%2B12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x-x=12%2B12-2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=22\"$ ----> $\"cross%282%29x%2Fcross%282%29=cross%2822%2911%2Fcross%282%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=11\"$ no. of cards originally Ben has
\n" ); document.write( "For Rita, $\"2%2B3%2A11=2%2B33=highlight%2835cards%29\"$ ANSWER (original no. of bb cards)
\n" ); document.write( "Check via condition:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"R-12=B%2B12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"35-12=11%2B12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"23=23\"$ same numbers of bb cards
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo \n" ); document.write( "

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