Trey keeps sports cards in 3 drawers. Each drawer contains exactly 120 cards. In each drawer 2/3, of the cards are baseball cards, and 1/3 of the cards are a mixture of football, hockey, baseball, and soccer cards. If Trey decides to trade 1/4 of his baseball cards how many cards will he trade?

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Trey keeps sports cards in 3 drawers.  Each drawer contains exactly 120 cards.  In each drawer 2/3, of the cards are baseball cards, and 1/3 of the cards are a mixture of football, hockey, baseball, and soccer cards.  If Trey decides to trade 1/4 of his baseball cards how many cards will he trade?

JJ · Answer

120 cards per drawer and 2/3 are baseball.

He has 240/3 = 80 baseball cards per drawer.

He actually has 240 baseball cards right? because he has 3 drawers.

He will trade 1/4 of the 240 = Can you finish it?

bianca · Answer

no, i don't understand. please help me

jiskha · Answer

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