Bobby has 6 times the cards that Anthony has. All together they have 70 cards. How many cards does each boy have?

Question

Bobby has 6 times the cards that Anthony does.  All together they have 70 cards.  How many cards does each boy have?

Answer 1

together they have 70 cards

b + a = 70

Bobby has 6 times the cards that Anthony does

b = 6a

Substitute:

6a + a = 70

7a = 70

a = 10

b = 60