Question

Ryan and Sarah collect baseball cards. Ryan has 150 baseball cards and collects 10 cards per week. Sarah has 200 baseball cards and collects 5 cards per week. After how many weeks will Ryan and Sarah have the same number of baseball cards? Write and solve an equation to model the problem. Explain the meaning of the solution.

Answer 1

Answer:

10 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

Ryan

number of baseball cards=150

number collected per week= 10

let the number of weeks be x

and the total be y

y=10x+150-----------------1

Sarah

number of baseball cards=200

number collected per week= 5

let the number of weeks be x

and the total be y

y=5x+200------------2

Step two:

Required

the number of weeks where both total will be the same

10x+150=5x+200

10x-5x=200-150

5x=50

divide both sides by 5

x=50/5

x=10 weeks