document.write( "Question 860766: Joe and Hugh sell cars. Over the past year they sold 300 cars. Joe sells 5 times as many cars as Hugh. How many cars did each man sell? \n" ); document.write( "

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x cars sold by Hugh.
\n" ); document.write( "5x cars sold by Joe.
\n" ); document.write( "x+5x=300
\n" ); document.write( "6x=300
\n" ); document.write( "x=300/6
\n" ); document.write( "x=50 cars sold by Hugh.
\n" ); document.write( "5*50=250 cars sold by Joe.
\n" ); document.write( "Proof:
\n" ); document.write( "50+250=300
\n" ); document.write( "300=300 \n" ); document.write( "

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