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Jeremy and Caitlin collect baseball cards. The ratio of Jeremy's cards to Caitlin's cards was 9 to 3. After Jeremy gave 12 cards to Caitlin, they had an equal number of cards. How many cards did Caitlin
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Jeremy and Caitlin collect baseball cards. The ratio of Jeremy's cards to Caitlin's cards was 9 to 3. After Jeremy gave 12 cards to Caitlin, they had an equal number of cards. How many cards did Caitlin and Jeremy have at first? Explain.

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Caitlin will have 18 and Jeremy will have 6 at first because then 18-6=12 which is how many cards Caitlin have to Jeremy

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