document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=223869>Question 223869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last year at a certain car dealership the ratio of cars to suv's sold was 5 to 3. If 400 cars were sold, how many SUV's were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #167319 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=167319\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last year at a certain car dealership the ratio of cars to suv's sold was 5 to 3. If 400 cars were sold, how many SUV's were sold?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1. Let x be the number of SUVs sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Form a ratio as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F3=400%2Fx=%28Number-Of-Cars-Sold%29%2F%28SUVs-Sold%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F3=400%2Fx=%28Number-Of-Cars-Sold%29%2F%28SUVs-Sold%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Multiply by 3x to get rid of denominators\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x=1200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x=1200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Divide by 5 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=240 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=240\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  ANSWER:  The number of SUVs sold was 240.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J<BR>\n" );
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