SOLUTION: A car dealer sold 3,500 cars in 3 years. Starting from the first year, they double their sales record each year. Which of the following can be the number of cars sold in the 3rd ye
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Question 1191586: A car dealer sold 3,500 cars in 3 years. Starting from the first year, they double their sales record each year. Which of the following can be the number of cars sold in the 3rd year?
a)500 b)1000 c)1500 d)1800 e)2000
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first year: x
second year: 2x
third year: 4x
the total in 3 years was 3500:
x+x+4x=3500
7x=3500
x=500
ANSWER: the number sold in the third year is 4x=2000
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