Question

Alan, Bill, and Calvin are playing a game with collectible cards. At the moment, Alan has 11 less than times the number of cards Bill has. Calvin has 1 more than times the number of cards Bill has.
If Alan and Calvin have the same number of cards, the number of cards Bill has is
. The number of cards Alan and Calvin each have is
.

If Alan, Bill, and Calvin have all the cards in the deck, then the deck has
cards.

Answer 1

a=2.5b-11, c=1.5b+1, and a=c so

2.5b-11=1.5b+1

b=12 so a=19 and c=19

so a+b+c=50