SOLUTION: 3/5 of the cars at the lot are white, 1/4 of the remaining cars are silver, and the rest are blue. If there are 6 blue cars, how many cars are in the car lot?

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Question 851955: 3/5 of the cars at the lot are white, 1/4 of the remaining cars are silver, and the rest are blue. If there are 6 blue cars, how many cars are in the car lot?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1%2F4%2B3%2F5%2Bp=1, whole collection of cars. p is the fraction of the collection which is blue.

p=1-1%2F4-3%2F5, LCD is 20.
p=%2820-5-12%29%2F5
Can you take the rest of the solution?

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

3/5 of the cars at the lot are white, 1/4 of the remaining cars are silver, and the rest are blue. If there are 6 blue cars, how many cars are in the car lot?


Cars in lot: highlight_green%2820%29

You can do the check!! 



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