Together, Tom and Max have 72 baseball cards. Tom has 2 more than times as many as Max has. How many baseball cards does Tom hav

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Together, Tom and Max have 72 baseball cards. Tom has 2 more than times as many as Max has. How many baseball cards does Tom hav

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Alecsey [184] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-12T10:31:51+03:00

Alecsey [184]4 years ago

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The answer will be 144 because if u had 72 × 2 u would get 11

mafiozo [28] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-12T12:00:35+03:00

mafiozo [28]4 years ago

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The other answer is incorrect. You should first divide 72 by 3, because Max has one share, and Tom has two. 72÷3 is 24, which is how many Max has. Two times 24 is 48, and so Tom has 48. Your final answer is 48.