Question

Jose had 4 times as many trading cards as Philippe. After Jose gave away 50 cards to his little brother and Philippe gave 5 cards to his friend for his birthday, they each had an equal number of cards. How many trading cards did Jose have before he started giving them away?

Answer 1

Answer:

Jose had 60 cards

Phillipe had 15 cards

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of trading cards Phillipe had be x. Jose had 4 times, meaning he has 4x of these cards.

Jose gave away 50 cards while Phillipe gave away 5 cards to make their numbers equal.

Mathematically:

4x - 50 = x - 5

3x = 45

x = 45/3 = 15

Phillipe had 15 cards while Jose had 15(4) = 60 cards