Question

2) The ratio of trucks to cars on a freeway is 5 to 8. If there are 440 carson the freeway, how many trucks are there?

Answer 1

`(5)/(8)=(x)/(440)`

where x = trucks, then solve for x:

`\begin{gathered} (5)/(8)*440=(x)/(440)*440 \\ x=275 \end{gathered}`

there are 275 trucks