Question

Salvatore gets

50 trading cards for his birthday. He gives
22 cards to Madison, and Madison gives
18 cards to Salvatore. Then Salvatore's
sister gives him 14 cards. How many
trading cards does Salvatore have now?
Use math to represent the problem

Answer 1

Salvatore has 32 trading cards

Explanation:

he starts off with 50 the gives away 22

50 - 22 = 28

he gets back 18 from Madison

28 + 18 = 46

then gives 14 to his sister

46 - 14 = 32