Question

Reggie starts his card collection with 195 trading cards in Week 1. Each week after this, he purchases 16 more trading cards. How many trading cards will Reggie have after Week 12? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

The answer is 371.

Explanation:

We know that Reggie started off with 195 cards.

He continues to add 16 cards per week over the span of 12 weeks.

1. 195 ( 11 x 16 )
2. 11 x 16 = 176
3. 176 + 195 = 371

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Answer 2

Reggie have 371 trading cards after 12 weeks

Explanation:

Reggie card collection in week 1 is 195 trading cards.

after first week,

Reggie purchases 16 cards every week

so the total cards after 12 weeks will be

= cards on week 1 + 16 cards × 11 weeks

= 195 + 16 × 11

= 371 cards

Hence, Reggie have 371 trading cards after 12 weeks.