SOLUTION: Mike collects toy cars. He decides to put all of his toy cars in a line so that he can count them. The 9th car in line ends up being exactly at the middle of the line. How many toy

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Question 943666: Mike collects toy cars. He decides to put all of his toy cars in a line so that he can count them. The 9th car in line ends up being exactly at the middle of the line. How many toy cars does Mike have?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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being "exactly in the middle" means that there are an equal number of cars behind and in front of the "middle" car:
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if the "middle" car is the 9th car, there are 8 cars in front and 8 cars behind the "middle" car:
8 + 8 = 16
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add to that the "middle" car:
16 + 1 = 17
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answer
17 cars total
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