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Salvatore gets 50 trading cards for his birthday. He trades some cards with his friend Madison. Salvatore gives 22 cards to Madison, and Madison gives 18 cards to Salvatore. Salvatore's sister gives him 14 cards. How many trading cards does Salvatore have now?

a) 64 trading cards

b) 44 trading cards

c) 60 trading cards

d) 72 trading cards

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Final answer:

After trading cards with Madison and receiving additional cards from his sister, Salvatore has a total of 60 trading cards.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to calculate the total number of trading cards Salvatore has after a series of transactions. Initially, Salvatore has 50 trading cards for his birthday. Then, he trades cards with Madison: he gives away 22 cards and receives 18 cards. Mathematically, we could say that Salvatore's total number of cards changed by +18 (received from Madison) and -22 (given to Madison), resulting in a net change of -4 cards. After this trade, Salvatore's number of cards is 50 (original amount) + (-4) (net trade result), which equals 46 cards. Lastly, Salvatore's sister gives him 14 more cards. Therefore, we add these 14 cards to his current total, resulting in 46 (after trade) + 14 (from sister) = 60 trading cards. Thus, the answer is Salvatore now has 60 trading cards, which corresponds to option c.

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