SOLUTION: in a car lot 9 out of every 16 cars are used cars. Of the used cars 2 out of every 3 are less than five years old. If the number of used cars less than five years old is 24 what is

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Question 137812: in a car lot 9 out of every 16 cars are used cars. Of the used cars 2 out of every 3 are less than five years old. If the number of used cars less than five years old is 24 what is the total number of cars in the lot. My answer is 64
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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I get 64 also
%282%2F3%29%2Ax+=+24
x+=+3%2A12
x+=+36
So, 36 cars are used
%289%2F16%29x+=+36
x+=+%2816%2A36%29+%2F+9
x+=+64