I'm sorry but your missing the questions but I found a close answer! Let A be the number of cards Alan has B be the number of cards Bill has C be the number of cards Calvin has Alan had 11 less than 2 1/2 times the number of cards bill has. is 2.5 Alan is 2.5 of bill has minus 11 A=2.5B -11 Calvin has 1 more than 1 1/2 times the number of cards bill has. is 1.5 Calvin is 1.5 of bill has plus 1 C=1.5B + 1 Alan and Calvin have the same number of cards So A=C WE plug in A and C equations and solve for B 2.5B -11 = 1.5B + 1 (subtract 1.5B on both sides) 1B -11 = 1 (Add 11 on both sides) B = 12 If Alan and Calvin have the same number of cards, the number bill has is 12 The number of cards Alan and Calvin each have is 19 Total cards = 12 + 19 + 19 = 50 If Alan, bill, and Calvin have all the cards in the deck then the deck has 50 cards.
