Question

A used car lot sold 15 SUVs last month, along with 80 other vehicles. Considering this

data, how many of the next 76 vehicles sold should you expect to be SUVs?

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

First, find the total number of vehicles sold.

15 SUVs were sold, and 80 others were sold

15+80

95

So, 95 vehicles were sold in total.

Now we can make a proportion

15 out of 95 vehicles were SUVs, and we can expect x out of 76 vehicles to be SUVs

15/95=x/76

Cross multiply

95*x=15*76

95x=1140

To solve for x, we need to get x by itself. Since x is being multiplied by 95, divide both sides by 95. This will cancel out the 95, and leave x isolated.

95x/95=1140/95

x=12

So, 12 out 76 vehicles should be SUVs