SOLUTION: The ratio is 7 to 5. The total amount of vehicles sold is 84. how many cars and how many trucks were sold?

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Question 696264:
The ratio is 7 to 5. The total amount of vehicles sold is 84. how many cars and how many trucks were sold?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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7+5=12 total proportions.
84/12=7 value of each individual proportion
7*7=49 number of ?
5*7=35 number of the other vehicle.
Proof:
49+35=84
84=84