Word problem In maths

Question

James and his friends have been collecting baseball cards for a week James has 8 cards his friends Sam has six times as many cards as James Micheal has three times as many cards as James how many cards do the three boys have combined with explanation

Answer 1

j=8 cards for James

s=6j= 6(8)=48 cards for Sam

m=3j = 3(8)=24 cards for Michael

total cards = j+s+m= 8+48+24 = 80 cards