Problema Solution
Joe has some baseball cards and his brother has 1/3 as many as joe. Joe has 36 more than his brother. How many does joe have
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let
j = the number of cars Joe has
b = the number of cards his brother has
Joe has some baseball cards and his brother has 1/3 as many as Joe
b = (1/3)j
Joe has 36 more than his brother
j = b + 36
plug b = (1/3)j into the last equation
j = (1/3)j+ 36
by solving we find
j = 54 cards
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Joe has 54 baseball cards.