Question

Tom bought 6 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next

day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 44 cards left.
How many cards did Tom start with?

Answer 1

88 because the dog ate half of his collection so he has only 44cards left then we multiplay by 2

Answer 2

Tom started with 100 cards.

Explanation:

44+6=50

dog ate half of cards.

half of 100 is 50

so tom started with 100 cards.