Question

Ryan and Sarah collect baseball cards. Ryan has 150 baseball cards and collects 10 cards per week. Sarah has

200 baseball cards and collects 5 cards per week. After how many weeks will Ryan and Sarah have the same
number of baseball cards? Write and solve an equation to model the problem. Explain the meaning of the
solution.

Answer 1

10 weeks

In 10 weeks, they will have the same amount of cards.

Explanation:

150+10x=200+5x

5x=50

x=10