Question

Louise and Frank are each collecting baseball cards. If Louise has three times as many cards as Frank and she has 84, how many cards does Frank have?

Answer 1

Let the number of cards Louise and Frank have be represented by x.

Explanation:

Louise has three times as many cards as Frank;

`3x = 84`

To find the amount of card Frank has,

`x = 84/3`

`x=28`

Ans: Frank have 28 cards while Louise have 84 cards.