(1) james has started quite the hot wheel collection. his mean mom decides that he will not be able to buy or accept any more hot wheels unless he donates half of his collection to kids in need. after doing this, he brings five of his favorite hot wheels to a friend’s house, and ends up losing all good ol’ grandma’s heart breaks a little when he tearfully explains to her that he’s lost his five favorite cars, so she triples his bringing instant joy to his hot wheel heart! he now has 96 hot wheel cars, more than what he started with! how many cars did he start with?