SOLUTION: 40 cars and 24 trucks were in a parking lot. What percent of the vehicles in the parking lot were cars?

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Question 1160305: 40 cars and 24 trucks were in a parking lot. What percent of the vehicles in the parking lot were cars?
Found 3 solutions by math_helper, MathLover1, MathTherapy:
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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40/(40+24) x 100% = _____

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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let cars be x and trucks y
we know that
x%2By=40%2B24
x%2By=64
we also know that
%28x%2F100%2964=40->x=4000%2F64->x=62.5%
%28y%2F100%2964=24->y=2400%2F64->y=37.5%

so, 62.5% percent of the vehicles in the parking lot were cars

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40 cars and 24 trucks were in a parking lot. What percent of the vehicles in the parking lot were cars?