SOLUTION: There are 104 baseball cards total. Tom has 8 more cards than Mike. How many cards do Mike and Tom each have?

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Question 509635: There are 104 baseball cards total.
Tom has 8 more cards than Mike.
How many cards do Mike and Tom each have?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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m=number of Mike's cards.
t=m+8=Tom's cards.
m+m+8=104
2m=96
m=48
t=56
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Ed