SOLUTION: Tim and bob sells cars for Fred's auto. Over the past year they sold 640 cars assuming mike sells 3 times as many as bill, how many cars did mike sell

Question 899039: Tim and bob sells cars for Fred's auto. Over the past year they sold 640 cars assuming mike sells 3 times as many as bill, how many cars did mike sell
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi

Let x represent how many Bill sells

3x + x = 640

  4x = 640

   x = 160, how many Bill sells.  Mike 

 

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