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  • 12-06-2020
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The ratio of Alex’s toy cars to Jim’s toy cars is 8:3. How many toy cars do they have altogether, if Alex has 40 more cars than Jim?

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  • 12-06-2020

Answer:

88 cars

Step-by-step explanation:

8x-3x=5x

40 cars = 5x

divide both sides by 5

x=8 cars

8x+3x=11x

11x=88 cars altogether

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