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Mark bought 42 more cards than Ethan and Ethan bought 12 cards more than Shannon. The total number of cards Mark and Ethan bought was 5 times the number of cards Shannon bought.
  1. How many cards does Mark need to give Ethan so that they have the same number of cards?
  2. How many cards did all three of them have altogether? 
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Mark bought 42 more cards than Ethan and Ethan bought 12 cards more than Shannon. The total number of cards Mark and Ethan bought was 5 times the number of cards Shannon bought.
  1. How many cards does Mark need to give Ethan so that they have the same number of cards?
  2. How many cards did all three of them have altogether?