Question

Mike works at a car dealership. He sells 2 cars to every 3 trucks. So far this month, Mike has sold 14 cars. Assuming his sales are consistently proportional, how many trucks has Mike sold this month?

A
15 trucks


B
9 trucks


C
21 trucks


D
18 trucks

Answer 1

[C] 21 trucks

Explanation:

⇒ Given;

Mike sells - 2 Cars to Every 3 Trucks

⇒ Question given;

Assuming his sales are consistently proportional,

how many trucks has Mike sold this month?

⇒ Solve;

Since every 2 cars = every 3 trucks

Let put it as a proportional:

Knowing that;

`\mathrm{(Cars)/(Trucks) =(Cars)/(Trucks)}`

Thus,

`\mathrm{( 2\;Cars)/(3\;Trucks) =(14\;Cars)/( x\;Trucks)}`

`\mathrm{( 2)/(3) =(14)/( x)}`

Multiply 14 by 3; [14 × 3]

= 42

Then divide by 2; [42/2]

= 21

Hence, Mike sold 21 trucks. As a result, the answer is [C] 21 trucks.

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