Question

Bill has 5 times as many baseball cards as Fred. Time has 3 fewer than 4 times as many baseball cards as Fred. In all they have 167 baseball cards. How many does each have? Bill has 5 times as many baseball cards as Fred. Time has 3 fewer than 4 times as many baseball cards as Fred. In all they have 167 baseball cards. How many does each have? @Mathematics

Answer 1

let x = {number of cards Fred has}
then {number of cards Time has}=4x-3
and {number of cards Bill has}=5x

{Fred}+{Time}+{Bill}=167
x+4x-3+5x=167
10x=170
x=17

{Fred}=17
{Time}=4(17)-3=65
{Bill}=5(17)=85

Check: 17+65+85=167