SOLUTION: Three-Fifths of the automibles enttering Dalton each morning will fill the city parking lots. There are 3654 such parking spaces. How many cars enter Dalton each morning?
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Question 151810: Three-Fifths of the automibles enttering Dalton each morning will fill the city parking lots. There are 3654 such parking spaces. How many cars enter Dalton each morning? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Three-Fifths of the automobiles entering Dalton each morning will fill the city parking lots. There are 3654 such parking spaces. How many cars enter Dalton?
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Let x = no of cars that enter D
: x = 3654
Multiply both sides by 5 to get rid of the denominator, results;
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3x = 5*3654
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3x = 18270
x = ; divide both sides by 3
x = 6090 cars enter D
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Check: * 6090 = 3654
