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A new parking lot has spaces for 450 cars. The ratio of spaces for full-sized cars
to compact cars is 11 to 4. How many space
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A new parking lot has spaces for 450 cars. The ratio of spaces for full-sized cars
to compact cars is 11 to 4. How many space
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A new parking lot has spaces for 450 cars. The ratio of spaces for full-sized cars
to compact cars is 11 to 4. How many spaces are for full-sized cars? How many
spaces for compact cars? Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 11n+4n=450
15n=450
n=450/15
n=30 is the multiplier.
11*30=330 full size cars.
4*30=120 compact cars.
Proof:
330+120=450
11/4=330/120
11*120=4*330
1,320=1,320
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