Question

At the beginning of the week, Naveen has 87 trading cards. On Monday, he gets 9 more. On Tuesday, he gives 16 away. On Wednesday, he is given 3 by a friend. On Thursday, he sells all of his cards to a collector. The collector pays him a rate of c for every card that Naveen has. If Naveen earns $124.50 from the sale, what is c, the rate that the collector pays for each card?

Answer 1

he has 87 cards then he gets 9 more which is 96, he then gives 16 away which is 80, then he is given 3 which is 83 he sells all 83 cards to the collector & the collector gives him $124.50 each card is worth $1.50

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

87+9-16+3= 83

124.50=83c

c= 124.50/83

1.5$ per card