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Answer:
x=44
Step-by-step explanation:
x=#of baseball cards to start with
1/2x+9=31
x/2+9=31
(-9) (-9)
then you take away 9 from both sides
x/2=22
then you times 22 by 2 which is 44
so that is the amount of cards you started with.