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Two cars on a roller coaster hold 14 rider combined, if 12 cars are linked together, how many riders can fit on the roller coaster at one time. Explain how to solve this problem!

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Answer:Sample Response: The rate of riders to cars is 14 divided by 2. So the unit rate is 7 riders per car. Multiply 7 riders by 12 cars to find that 84 riders can fit on the roller coaster at one time.

Explanation:

User Son Lam
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Answer:

14 * 12 = 168

Explanation:

Just simply multiply them to get your answer, because cars times riders = answer

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