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grandma gave some baseball cards to richy and some to erin. She gave 5 times the amount to Erin as she did to Richey. If the total amount she gave to both of them was 420 cards, how many cards did she give to Richey?
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Let 'x' the number of cards that grandma gave to Richey then '5x' is the number of cards that Erin got.
5x + x = 420
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x = 70 cards
Grandma gave 70 cards to Richey.