Question

Mr. Gold had 4 times more cars than motorcycles in his garage. After he bought 4 more cars and sold 4 motorcycles, there were 8 times more cars than motorcycles. How many cars and motorcycles were there in garage?

Answer 1

Answer: 36 cars and 9 motorcycles

Explanation:

1. It's given that he has x motorcycles to 4x cars
2. After he bought the cars and sold the motorcycles, he had 4x+4 cars to x-4 motorcycles
3. Since after this selling/buying, he has 8 times more cars than motorcycles, you can write the equation 4x+4=8(x-4)
4. Once you solve you get 36 cars and 9 motorcycles