Question

Last weekend, Abigail collected 7 times as many trading cards as Trey. Together, they collected 40 trading cards. How many trading cards did Abigail collect?

Answer 1

Answer: 35 trading cards

Explanation:

Assume the trading cards collected by Trey is x.

That means that the number of trading cards collected by Abigail is 7x.

Relevant expression is:

7x + x = 40

8x = 40

x = 40/8

x = 5 trading cards

This means that Trey collected 5 trading cards

Abigail collected 7 times that figure so Abigail collected:

= 7 * 5

= 35 trading cards