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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Bob has three times as many baseball cards as Bill. Together they have a total of 60 cards. How many cards does Bob have?

OpenStudy (goformit100):

for its equation first...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well let the number of cards bill has be x. Bob has 3 times that.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Together they have 60.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How would you set this up?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont know

OpenStudy (goformit100):

@makenzieprater and finally u can rach the required answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well... : if bob has 3 times more cards that bill then the number of cards bob times the number of cards bill has must be 60.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ooops.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The total number of cards must be 60 sorry.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not Bill has 60 cards.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So: Cards of bill *cards of bob=60

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I said bill had x cards.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Bab had 3 times that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How would you set it up?

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