document.write( "Question 399418: mary and ralph collects baseball cards.mary has ten times the number of baseball cards that ralph has. together they have 462 baseball cards. find how many baseball cards mary has. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "mary has ten times the number of baseball cards that ralph has
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document.write( "Let x and 10x represent the number ralph and mary have respectively
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( " x + 10x = 462
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "    11x = 462
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document.write( "      x = 42, the number ralph has.  Mary has 420.   (10*42)
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "     42 + 420 = 462 \n" );
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