A bag contains 50 fewer baseball cards than football cards. There are 4 times as many football cards as hockey cards. If there are 200 hockey cards in the bag, how many cards are there altogether? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
If there are 200 hockey cards in the bag and 4 times as many football cards as hockey cards, there are 4 * 200 = 800 football cards. The total number of football and hockey cards in the bag is 800 + 200 = 1000 cards. The bag contains 50 fewer baseball cards than football cards, meaning there are 800 - 50 = 750 baseball cards. Altogether, there are 750 + 1000 = 1750 cards. So, the answer is 1750.