Question

Jeff as a collection of hockey cards. His brother Steve had 10 more cards than Jeff. Steve gave Jeff all of his cards. Jeff ended up with 992 cards. How many cards did Jeff start with?

Answer 1

Answer: 491 cards

Explanation:

Given

Steve had 10 more cards than Jeff

Suppose Jeff has x cards

So, steve has x+10 cards

Steve handover his cards to Jeff

Now, Jeff has x+x+10=2x+10 cards

It must be equal to 992

`\Rightarrow 2x+10=992\\\Rightarrow 2x=982\\\Rightarrow x=491\ \text{cards}`

Jeff started with 491 cards