Question

Julia saw five times as many cars as trucks in a parking lot if she saw 30 cars and trucks altogether in the parking lot how many were trucks

Answer 1

let x be the number of trucks
5x + x = 30
6x = 30
x = 5

5 trucks, 25 cars

Answer 2

5x5=25
25+5=30
5 trucks and 25 cars.