Question

chandra and simone have 152 baseball cards together. chandra's collection has 42 more baseball cards in it than simone's collection. how many baseball cards does chandra have

Answer 1

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total number of cards that Chandra and Simone have =152

let number of cards that Simone have be x

then chandra will have 42+x

from the statement given to us we can say that

x+x+42=152

2x=110

x=55

therefore Simone has 55 cards and chandra has 97 cards

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Answer 2

Chandra have 97 baseball cards.

Explanation:

Given:

Chandra and Simone have 152 baseball cards together. Chandra's collection has 42 more baseball cards in it than Simone's collection.

Now, to find baseball cards Chandra have.

Let the baseball cards Simone's have be
`x.`

As, given Chandra's collection has 42 more baseball cards in it than Simone's collection.

So. Chandra's collection of cards is
`x+42.`

Together Chandra and Simone have baseball cards = 152.

According to question:

`x+(x+42)=152`

`x+x+42=152`

`2x+42=152`

Subtracting both sides by 42 we get:

`2x=110`

Dividing both sides by 2 we get:

`x=55.`

Thus, Simone's collection of cards = 55.

Now, to get the baseball cards Chandra have we substitute the value of
`x`:

`x+42\\=55+42\\=97.`

Therefore, Chandra have 97 baseball cards.