In a car lot, the ratio of the number of new cars to the number of preowned cars is 6 to 5. The total number of new and preowned cars on the lot is 66. If 4 new cars and 2 preowned cars are sold and are removed from the lot, what fraction of the remaining cars on the lot are preowned?

Respuesta :

So the lot has (6/(6+5))*100 percent of new cars and 66*(6/11)*100 percent = 36 new cars before the sale, hence 66-36 =30 preowned cars before sale. After the sale it’s 32 new cars and 28 preowned so 32/28 makes it 8/7

The fraction of the remaining cars in the lot that are preowned is 7/15

In order to determine the fraction of the remaining cars in the lot that are preowned, we have to first determine the total number of new cars and preowned cars before the sale occurred.

Total number of preowned cars before the sales = (ratio of preowned cars / total ratio) x total number of cars

ratio of preowned cars = 5

total ratio = 6 + 5 = 11

total number of cars = 66

(5/11) x 66 = 30 cars

Total number of new cars before the sale = (ratio of new cars / total ratio) x total number of cars

ratio of new cars = 6

total ratio = 6 + 5 = 11

total number of cars = 66

(6/11) x 66 = 36 cars

Total number of new cars after the sale = total number of new cars before the sale - number of new cars sold

36 - 4 = 32

Total number of preowned cars after the sale = total number of preowned cars before the sale - number of preowned cars sold

30 - 2 = 28

The fraction of the remaining cars on the lot that are preowned = number of preowned cars after the sale / total number of cars on the lot after the sale

total number of cars on the lot after the sale = 28 + 32 = 60

28/60

to convert to the simplest term, divide the numerator and the denominator by 4

7/15

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