Max o ikaeletse go lebelela dibaesekopo di le pedi kwa mafelo a beke. Baesekopo ya ntlha e tsaya ura e le nngwe le metsotso e le 30 mme ya bobedi e tsaya diura di le pedi le metsotso e le 5. Max o tla tsaya metsotso e mekae go lebelela dibaesekopo tseo ka bobedi?

A boy has 5 cards. His brother has 3 fewer cards than he has. How many cards do they have together?
Ura e nngwe e na le metsotso e le 60.
Baesekopo ya ntlha e tsaya 60 + 30 = <<60+30=90>>90 metsotso.
Diura di le pedi di lekana le  2 x 60 = <<2*60=120>>120 metsotso.
Baesekopo ya bobedi e tsaya 120 + 5 = <<120+5=125>>125 metsotso.
Max o tla tsaya 90 + 125 = <<90+125=215>>215 metsotso go lebelela dibaesekopo tseo ka bobedi.
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His brother has 5 - 3 = <<5-3=2>>2 cards.
Together, they have 5 + 2 = <<5+2=7>>7 cards.
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