Question

There are ten times as many silver cars than red cars. If there 88 silver and red cars altogether, find the number of cars of each colour

Answer 1

80 silver, 8 red

Explanation:

let x be the number of red cars then 10x is the number of silver cards , so

x + 10x = 88

11x = 88 ( divide both sides by 11 )

x = 8

10x = 10 × 8 = 80

There are 80 silver cars and 8 red cars