SOLUTION: mary and ralph collects baseball cards.mary has ten times the number of baseball cards that ralph has. together they have 462 baseball cards. find how many baseball cards mary has.

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Question 399418: mary and ralph collects baseball cards.mary has ten times the number of baseball cards that ralph has. together they have 462 baseball cards. find how many baseball cards mary has.
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Hi

mary has ten times the number of baseball cards that ralph has

Let x and 10x represent the number ralph and mary have respectively

Question states***

 x + 10x = 462

Solving for x

    11x = 462

      x = 42, the number ralph has.  Mary has 420.   (10*42)

CHECKING our Answer***

     42 + 420 = 462