The current value of a baseball card is 50 times its original value v (in dollars). the baseball card is worth $62. write and solve an equation to find the original value of the baseball card if you could can you also include the equation.

If the current value of the baseball car is 50 times its original value, its original value will be its current value divided by 50.

Let  represent the current value of the baseball card. We know form our problem that $62 is 50 times the original value, , of the baseball card, so translating this statement to an equation we get:




We can conclude that the original value of the baseball card was $1.24.