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Two cars on a roller coaster hold 14 rider combined, if 12 cars are linked together, how many riders can fit on the roller coaster at one time. Explain how to solve this problem!

plz help few more min before i have to go to next class 20 pts!

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User Jasleen
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Answer:Sample Response: The rate of riders to cars is 14 divided by 2. So the unit rate is 7 riders per car. Multiply 7 riders by 12 cars to find that 84 riders can fit on the roller coaster at one time.

Explanation:

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User Son Lam
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Answer:

14 * 12 = 168

Explanation:

Just simply multiply them to get your answer, because cars times riders = answer

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User Hos Ap
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