Ali has x cards. Belinda has twice as many cards as Ali.
Charlie has 5 more cards than Ali.
They have a total of 33 cards.
(a) Show that 4x + 5 = 33
(b) Work out the number of cards Ali has.

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If Ali has x cards, then Belinda has 2x cards.

If Ali has x cards, then Charlie has x+5 cards.

2x (Belinda) + x+5 (Charlie) + x (Ali) = 33 (total)

2x + x+5 + x = 33

Now simplify the equation... x+x+5 can be simplified as 2x+5.

2x+5 plus 2x can become 4x+5.

So their total number is 4x+5.

So 4x+5=33.

You want to isolate the variables and numbers.

To remove the 5 from the left side, subtract 5 from both sides.

4x+5-5=4x - 33-5=28

So the equation now is 4x=28

To remove the 4, divide each side by 4.

4x÷4=x - 28÷4=7

So x equals 7, Ali has 7 cards.

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-2 is the right