Together tom and max have 72 football cards.  Tom has two more than four times as many cards as max has.  How many cards does Tom have?

Sagot :

(4x+2)+x=72 (x=Max's cards)
4x+2+x
5x+2=72
   -2    -2
5x=70
/5   /5
x=14
72-14=58
Tom has 58 football cards