Question

Write a first step question and answer. Then solve the problem. Jerome bought 8 packs of baseball cards at a garage sale. Each pack has 10 cards. He gave his younger sister 3 cards from each pack. How many cards does Jerome have left?

Answer 1

Answer: Jerome has left 56 cards.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of packs of baseball cards at a garage sale = 8

Number of cards in each pack = 10

Total number of cards in all is given by

$8\times 10=80$

Now,

He gave his younger sister 3 cards from each pack ,

So,

Number of cards he gave to his younger sister from each pack = 3

Number of packs were there = 8

So,

Total number of cards he has given to his younger sister is given by

$3\times 8=24$

So, number of cards left to Jerome is given by

$80-24=56$

So, there are 56 cards Jerome left with .