Question

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Answer 1

Explanation

The question wants us to find the number of trucks that Ray has.

Ray is said to have 43 cars and trucks. It is said that the the number of cars he has collected is 8 less than twice the number of trucks that he has.

Let the number of cars that Ray has be x.

Let the number of trucks that Ray has be y.

Ray has 43 cars and trucks

x + y = 43

x = 2y - 8

2y - 8 + y = 43

3y - 8 = 43

3y = 43 + 8 = 51

3y = 51

(3y/3) = (51/3) = 17

Hence, the number of trucks that Ray owns is 17.

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