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B. A car factory makes 2 red cars for every

7 white cars. If it makes 483 white cars,
how many red cars did it make?




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The answer is 138. Check the pic for more details. Hope it helps. Thanks
B. A car factory makes 2 red cars for every 7 white cars. If it makes 483 white cars-example-1
User Jankovd
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Divide the number of white cars made by it's ratio:

483/7 = 69

Multiply that by the ratio of red cars:

69 x 2 = 138

They made 138 red cars.

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