Question

8. Patrick bought five new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next day his dog

ate half of his collection. There are now only 31 cards left. How many cards did Patrick start
with? Write an equation to represent this scenario and solve for the variable. (2 marks)
please please help asap

Answer 1

Explanation:

X = the number of cards in his location

`31 = (x+5)/2\\\\Multiply\\\\62 = x+5\\\\Subtract\\\\x = 57`

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