SOLUTION: I am not sure how to calculate the following word problem, please help when you can and advise who to calculate the answer. In country A, about five times as many cars are manuf

Question 418690: I am not sure how to calculate the following word problem, please help when you can and advise who to calculate the answer.
In country A, about five times as many cars are manufactured per day than in country B. If the total number of these cars manufactured per day is 39624, fine the number manufactured in country B and the number manufactured in country A.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let the number of the cars in country be , and the number of the cars in country be
In country A, about five times as many cars are manufactured per day than in country B.
..........1
If the total number of these cars manufactured per day is ,
.........2
fine the number manufactured in country B and the number manufactured in country A.

..........1

.........2...solve this system by substituting from 1 in 2
...solve for

.......now find

..........1

the number manufactured in country B is
the number manufactured in country A is
check:
.........2

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