Question

Together, tom and macs have 72 football cards. tom has two more than four times as many cards is max has. how many football card says tom have?

Answer 1

Max = m
Tom = 4m + 2

Total = m + 4m + 2 = 5m + 2 = 72
                                          -2    -2
                                   5m     =  70
                                     m     = 14
Tom =  4m + 2  = 4(14) + 2  =  58 cards