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Aaron, Bonny and Connor are playing a game with cards.

Aaron has some cards.
Bonny has twice as many cards as Aaron.
Connor has 6 cards more than Bonny.

They have a total of 101 cards.

Work out how many cards Aaron has.

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Let the number of cards Aaron has : A

Given :

⊕   Bonny has twice as many cards as Aaron

⊕   Connor has 6 cards more than Bonny

⊕   Total cards : 101

⇒  Number of cards Bonny has : 2A

⇒  Number of cards Connor has : 2A + 6

⇒   Aaron cards + Bonny cards + Connor cards = 101

⇒   A + 2A + 2A + 6 = 101

⇒   5A = 101 - 6

⇒   5A = 95

⇒   A = 19

Answer : Aaron has 19 Cards