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Roberto decided to get rid of all of his baseball cards, so he gave his four friends 32 baseball cards each. How many baseball cards did he have before giving them to his friends?

a. Write an algebraic equation that represents the scenario

b. solve to find the solution

Total number of cards = 32 (4) or y=32 (4)

Roberto had 128 cards.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Part (A)

He gave his four friends 32 baseball cards each.

Let the number of cards he have before giving them to his friends is y.

This can be written as:

y = 32 (4)

Part (B)

Now solve the above equation as shown.

y = 32 (4)

Multiply 32 with 4

y = 128

Hence, Roberto had 128 cards.