Answer:
Each Friend will get
cards.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of cards be x.
Given:
Amount Nicole used to spend on cards = $9
Total cost of one set =$27
Also, she finds friends with the same amount of money to split the cost of a set.
So, Number of friends she finds can be calculated by dividing the Cost of 1 set with amount of money Nichole used to spend on cards.
Number of friends she finds = 
Hence she finds 2 friends and 1 is nichole hence there are 3 persons carrying $9 to buy $27 set of card
Now, Number of cards each friend gets is equal to Total number of Cards in 1 set divided by number of people.
Number of cards each friend = 
Hence Each Friend will get
cards.
substitution and elimination means that you need to use one equation and substitute it in place of some variable in the other equation.
Consider the above two equations.
Take equation 1, which is 4x-2y=22 => x=(22+2y)/4
substitute the x value gained above in equation 2.
so, 2((22+2y)/4)+4y=6
22+2y+8y=12 => 10y = -10 => y= -1.
Substitute y= -1 in x value obtained in the beginning.
So, x= (22 - 2)/4 => 5.
There fore, x= 5 and y= -1
Hope it helps.
123 - Use PEMDAS but since you have both division and multiplication you can just go from left to right