SOLUTION: Julia saw 5 times as many cars as trucks in a parking lot.If she saw 30 cars and trucks altogether in the parking lot, how many were trucks?

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Question 904640: Julia saw 5 times as many cars as trucks in a parking lot.If she saw 30 cars and trucks altogether in the parking lot, how many were trucks?
Answer by Math_Boss(45)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c=cars
t=trucks


Substitute



Ans: 5 trucks.
Check: 5[trucks]+25[cars]=30

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