HELP PLEASE The original ratio is 5:2 deshawn is 5 stepine is 2

after selling half of their card collections deshawn and stepine each buy 9 new cards what is the ratio of the number of cards deshawn has to the number stepine has

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5=812a+9+3

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

5=812a+9+3

5=(812a)+(9+3)(combine like terms)

5=812a+12

5=812a+12

step 2: flip the equation.

812a+12=5

step 3: subtract 12 from both sides.

812a+12−12=5−12

812a=−7

step 4: divide both sides by 812.

812a /812 = -7/812

a= -1/116

so the answer is

a=   -1/116

answer: the answer is 110

y = -1

x = 8

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