SOLUTION: Naveah has 28 more cards than Gavin. Jackson has as many as Naveah and Gavin together. The three together have 228. How many cards does Jackson have?

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Question 1001374: Naveah has 28 more cards than Gavin. Jackson has as many as Naveah and Gavin together. The three together have 228. How many cards does Jackson have?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let g=Gavin. Then Naveah has g+28, and Jackson has g+g+28. So:
g+g+28+2g+28=228
4g=172
g=43
g+28=71
2g+28=114!!!!!!!!!!!!