Jerry and Michelle play a card game. In the beginning of the game they have an equal number of cards. Each player, at her turn, gives the other a third of her cards. Michelle plays first, giving Jerry a third of her cards. Jerry plays next, and Michelle follows. Then the game ends. Jerry ended up with 28 more cards than Michelle. How many cards did each player have originally?  Select:	A) 51	B) 52	C) 53	D) 54	E) 56
GameMichelle Jerry   Initially 54 54 assume   After game 1 36 72   After game 2 60 48   After game 3 40 68   Now Merry has 28 cards more than Michelle. This option gives us exactly what number of cards they had initially.   So the answer is 54
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Jerry and Michelle play a card game. In the beginning of the game they have an equal number of cards. Each player, at her turn, gives the other a third of her cards. Michelle plays first, giving Jerry a third of her cards. Jerry plays next, and Michelle follows. Then the game ends. Jerry ended up with 28 more cards than Michelle. How many cards did each player have originally?