SOLUTION: there are a total of 127 cars on a lot if there are four more than twice the number of trucks than cars how any trucks and cars are on the lot

SOLUTION: there are a total of 127 cars on a lot if there are four more than twice the number of trucks than cars how any trucks and cars are on the lot

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Question 1001303: there are a total of 127 cars on a lot if there are four more than twice the number of trucks than cars how any trucks and cars are on the lot
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t+c= 127
c= 2t+4 Let's plug this value for c in the formula above:
t+2t+4= 127 Add t on left and subtract 4 on both sides
3t= 123 Divide both sides by 3
t= 41 trucks and
c= 2t+4= 2(41)+4= 86 cars

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