Question

Nicole has 144 role-playing cards and $9
to buy more cards. She and her friends buy
another set that costs $27. They evenly
split the cost and the cards in the set. How
many cards does Nicole have after she buys
part of a set with her friends?

Answer 1

Answer:

• 192 cards

Step-by-step explanation:

It seems the set consists of 144 cards.

Nicole pays for the:

• 9/27 = 1/3 of the set

so she gets proportional amount of cards:

• 1/3*144 = 48 cards

Total number of cards Nicole has now:

• 144 + 48 = 192