document.write( "Question 1202404: Brian buys 1 pack of baseball cards to add to the 2 cards a friend gave him. Then his mother gives him 2 more packs as a special treat. Now he has as many as cards s Marcus who owns 1 pack plus 12 loose cards. How many cards are in each pack \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the number of card in a pack (assumed to be the same for the packs in this problem).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation as you read the problem\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 2 + 2x = x + 12   cards.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x + 2 = x + 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x - x = 12 - 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2x  =    10\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x  =    10/2 = 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  There are 5 cards in each pack in this problem.\r\n" );
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