Question

Julia saw 5 times as many cars as trucks in a parking lot. If she she saw 30 cars and trucks altogether in the parkinng lot, how many were trucks?

Answer 1

She saw 150 trucks.

5 x 30 = 150

Answer 2

Assume the number of trucks is x
number of cars is 5x
5x+x=30
6x=30
x=5
Julia saw 5 trucks