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1.Julia saw 5 times as many cars as trucks in a parking lot.If she saw 30 cars and trucks altogether in the parking lot,how many were trucks.show your work.
1.Julia saw 5 times as many cars as trucks in a parking lot.If she saw 30 cars and trucks altogether in the parking lot,how many were trucks.show your work.
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Denote by x and y respectively the number of cars and trucks Julia saw. The condition implies x = 5y and x + y = 30,
hence 6y = 30, so y = 5 and finally x = 25.
Answer. 25.
hence 6y = 30, so y = 5 and finally x = 25.
Answer. 25.
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That's right :) Thanks for correcting us.
This says there are 5 times as many cars and wants to know how many trucks. So wouldn't the answer be 5 trucks?