Question

Marcus has 127 baseball cards in his collection. Gabriel has 56 cards in his collection. Gabriel divides his collection evenly among Marcus and 7 other friends. How many baseball cards does Marcus have now?

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Answer 1

134

Explanation:

Gabriel has 56 cards and divides them evenly among 8 friends, which means each person has 56/8= 7 cards.

So Marcus has 127 + 7 = 134 cards