Question

John has 28 cards. He gives his friend Timmy 10 cards and gave the rest to his brother. Then he gained 10 cards and

lost 3. How many cards deos he have now?

Answer 1

He has 7 cards left since,


He had 28

gave away 10 so, 28 - 10 = 18


he was left with 18 and gave the rest which is (18) to his brother

Now he has 0

but then he gained 10


he lost 3 so 10 - 3 = 7

So, he has 7 cards now

Hope this helps!!

Answer 2

7 cards

Explanation:

Well if John started off with 28 and gave away 10,

28-10=18

Gave tthe last 18 to his brother

18-18 = 0

Gained 10

0+10=10

Lost 3

10-3=7

Hence, John has 7 cards left.