document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=33168>Question 33168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack collects baseball and football cards.He has 125 cards rotal.The number of baseball cards he has is five more than three times the number of football cards.How many baseball and football cards does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19576 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sarah_adam><B>sarah_adam(201)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sarah_adam><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=19576\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of base ball cards be X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the number of football cards be Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of baseball cards he has is five more than three times the number of football <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 5+3Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+3Y+Y = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+4Y = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4Y= 125 - 5 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 120/4 = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 5+3(30)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X= 5+90 = 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of baseball cards : 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of football cards : 30<BR>\n" );
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