Jake, Elijah, and Zaire had 65 Pokemon cards. Jake had two more cards than Elijah, and Elijah had three more cards than Zaire. How many cards did Jake have?

Jake has 24 cards

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of Pokemon cards that Elijah has.

Jake had two more cards than Elijah. It means that the number of cards that Jake has is x + 2

Elijah had three more cards than Zaire. It means that the number of cards that Zaire has is x - 3

Jake, Elijah, and Zaire had 65 Pokemon cards. It means that

x + x + 2 + x - 3 = 65

3x - 1 = 65

3x = 65 + 1 = 66

x = 66/3 = 22

The number of cards that Jake has is

x + 2 = 22 + 2 = 24

4+4+2x

or

2x+8

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-2x-4

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