document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189680>Question 1189680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Craig has 7 times as many baseball cards as Juan. If Craig gives 18 baseball cards to Juan, the two children will have exactly the same amount. How many baseball cards do they have altogether?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Always be open to trying different ways to solve problems.  The solution method shown by the other tutor is fine; here is a different one.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the number of cards each of them FINISHED with.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, since Craig had given 18 cards to Juan,<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+18 = number Craig started with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-18 = number Juan started with<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number Craig started with was 7 times the number Juan started with:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total number of cards the two of them have is 2x=48.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 48 cards altogether<br><BR>\n" );
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