Question

Together tom and max have 72 football cards.  Tom has two more than four times as many cards as max has.  How many cards does Tom have?

Answer 1

(4x+2)+x=72 (x=Max's cards)
4x+2+x
5x+2=72
-2 -2
5x=70
/5 /5
x=14
72-14=58
Tom has 58 football cards