Question

Jason bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his new collection. The next day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 46 cards left. How many cards did Jason start with

Answer 1

Jason originally had 87 baseball trading cards.

Explanation:

Let the number of cards Jason originally had be, x.

It is provided that he bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his new collection.

So, the new number of cards is, x + 5.

It is also provided that, his dog ate half of the cards.

Now Jason has 46 cards left.

This implies that:

`(1)/(2) (x+5)=46`

Solve the above equation of x as follows:

`(1)/(2) (x+5)=46`

`x+5=92\\`

`x=92-5\\x=87`

Thus, Jason originally had 87 baseball trading cards.