SOLUTION: 3/5 of the cars at the lot are white, 1/4 of the remaining cars are silver, and the rest are blue. If there are 6 blue cars, how many cars are in the car lot?

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Question 851955: 3/5 of the cars at the lot are white, 1/4 of the remaining cars are silver, and the rest are blue. If there are 6 blue cars, how many cars are in the car lot?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
, whole collection of cars. p is the fraction of the collection which is blue.

, LCD is 20.

Can you take the rest of the solution?
Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

3/5 of the cars at the lot are white, 1/4 of the remaining cars are silver, and the rest are blue. If there are 6 blue cars, how many cars are in the car lot?


Cars in lot: 

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