Question

Javier bought 48 sports cards at a yard sale. Of the cards, 3/8 were baseball cards. How many cards were baseball cards?

Answer 1

The Answer should be 18

Explanation:

divide 3 by 8 and you get 0.375

multiply 0.375 by 48 and you get 18

Answer 2

18

Explanation:

3 x

------ = ------

8 48

48 x 3 = 144

144 / 8 = 18