SOLUTION: Tony drives 20 000 km in a car that has five tires, four of which are in use at any one time. Tony rotates the tires so that each tire is used the same number of kilometers. The nu

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Question 1198900: Tony drives 20 000 km in a car that has five tires, four of which are in use at any one time. Tony rotates the tires so that each tire is used the same number of kilometers. The number of kilometers that each tire is used is:
a) 4000
b) 5000
c) 16000
d) 18000
e) 20000
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The number of kilometers that each tire is used is  %284%2A20000%29%2F5 = 16,000.  ANSWER

Solved.

The formula is self-explanatory.