Question

Vladimir is expecting to wash no fewer than 154 cars at this weekend’s fundraiser. He has estimated that 4 cars will show up for every store that will let him post a flyer. If 62 people have already prepaid for their car wash, how many flyers does Vladimir need to post?

A) 23
B) 31
C) 33
D) 39

Answer 1

Vladimir needs to post 23 flyers to meet his goal of washing at least 154 cars at the fundraiser since 4 cars are expected per flyer and 62 cars have already been prepaid.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking about solving a problem related to proportions and basic algebra. Vladimir is expecting to wash a minimum of 154 cars at a fundraiser. So far, 62 cars are prepaid, leaving him with at least 154 - 62 = 92 more cars to account for. Since he estimates that 4 cars will show up for every store that lets him post a flyer, we can set up the proportion 4 cars/1 flyer = 92 cars/x flyers.

To find the number of flyers (x), we can solve for x by dividing 92 cars by 4 cars per flyer, which gives us x = 92 / 4 = 23 flyers. Therefore, Vladimir needs to post 23 flyers to meet his minimum target of washing 154 cars. The correct answer is A) 23.