The ratio of the number of model cars that Jim owns to the number of model cars Terrence owns is 8: 6. Terrence owns 36 models cars. How many model cars does Jim own?

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Gleb Belyaev · Answer 1 · 2021-04-11T06:48:27+0000

Answer:

Jim owns 48 cars

Explanation:

Jim : Terrence

8 : 6

Substitute in the given values;

6x = 36

x = 6

Substitute back to find how many cars Jim owns

8 * 6 = 48

Jim owns 48 cars