Anumber of baseball cards were shared among ray, serge, and tony in the ratio 2 : 4 : 9. if serge got 55 fewer cards than tony, how many cards did tony get? explain in words how to solve this problem.

Step-by-step explanation:

first i made a chart               Ray     |    serge    |    tony

                                               2        |      4         |     9

4/n  9/55

4        n

9       55                            4x55=220            9n/9

cross multiply                                              divide                    9/220

                                                                                                    =24.44

so he would have 24 cards

12 servings. 4 times 3= 12