SOLUTION: Joe has 16 baseball cards that football cards. He also noticed that of the total he has three times as many baseball cards as football cards. How many football cards does he have

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Question 32021: Joe has 16 baseball cards that football cards. He also noticed that of the total he has three times as many baseball cards as football cards. How many football cards does he have?
Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) About Me  (Show Source):
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Does the question read as following?
"Joe has 16 baseball cards and football cards. He also noticed that of the total he has three times as many baseball cards as football cards. How many football cards does he have?"
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If so, x=baseball acrds; y=football cards
x=3y
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x+y=16
=>4y=16=>y=4
x=3y=12
Answer: 12 baseball cards and 4 football cards