SOLUTION: Of the cars which passed along a road during a certain time 1/3 were British Leyland,5/12 were Ford and 1/6 were Chrysler. 1/5 of the remainder were Volkswagen and there were three

Question 1047813: Of the cars which passed along a road during a certain time 1/3 were British Leyland,5/12 were Ford and 1/6 were Chrysler. 1/5 of the remainder were Volkswagen and there were three of these. How many cars were spotted?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let T represent Total cars
T -[T/3 + (5/12)T + T/6] = 3
t - [4/12 + 5/12 + (2/12T] = 3
T - (11/12)T = 3
(1/12)T = 3
T = 36 , The Total cars
CHECKING
36 - 12 - 15 - 6 = 3 CHECKS!

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