SOLUTION: Steve and Bart sell cars for KC Complete Auto. Over the past year, they sold 640 cars. Assuming Steve sells 3 times as many as Bart, how many cars did Steve sell? A. 480 B. 180

Question 1129595: Steve and Bart sell cars for KC Complete Auto. Over the past year, they sold 640 cars. Assuming Steve sells 3 times as many as Bart, how many cars did Steve sell?
A. 480
B. 180
C. 160
D. 500
A break down and verbal explanation would help a lot.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Assuming Bart sells cars, then Steve sells cars
if over the past year, they sold cars, we have

->Bart sells cars
then, Steve sells cars

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