Willie had 55 baseball cards after trading with his friends. He traded 5 cards for one special card. Lee gave him 11 cards for a Mickey Mantel card. How many cards did Willie start with?

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Chaz

8 February, 17:22

Willie had 55 baseball cards after trading with his friends. He traded 5 cards for one special card. Lee gave him 11 cards for a Mickey Mantel card. How many cards did Willie start with?

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Dangelo Mcintyre · Answer 1

49 baseball cards.

Step-by-step explanation:

First you want to add 5 cards to the 55 for the 5 he traded for the one. You get 60. Then subtract the 11 cards that he was given for the 1. You end up with 49 baseball cards.