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23 August, 23:52

Half of your baseball card collection got wet and was ruined. You bought 14 cards to replace some that were lost. How many did you begin with if you now have 40?

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  1. 24 August, 00:09
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    x + 14 = 40

    x + 14 - 14 = 40-14

    x = 26
  2. 24 August, 00:11
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    You do the work all the way around, you first subtract 40-14=26

    and if half of it was lost then multiply by 2 which is 52.

    The answer is 52.
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