Question

There are 162 people waiting in line to ride a roller coaster when the line closes for the day. Each roller coaster car holds 12 people. After loading c cars on the roller coaster, there are 6 people still in line. Write an equation to represent the number of cars, c, that have been loaded on the roller coaster. Solve the equation to find the number of cars on the roller coaster.

Answer 1

162

Explanation:

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Answer 2

13 Cars Have Been Loaded, Equation: 12x + 6 = 162

Explanation:

If a car holds 12 people, and there are 162 people waiting divide 162 by 12. This gives you 13.5, which means that 13 total cars have been loaded, while .5 or 6 are left waiting on the line. So 13!