Mike and Bill sell cars for Jangles Auto. Over the past year, they sold 640 cars. Assuming Mike sells 3 times as many as Bill, how many cars did Mike sell?

Let Mike sold M cars and Bill sold B cars. Now both sold 640 cars in total, means M + B = 640, also Mike sold 3 times as many as Bill, means M = 3 B. So our equations became, M + B = 640, & M = 3 B, put value of M in terms of B. 3 B + B = 640, 4 B = 640, B = 640/4, B = 160, as M = 3 B, M = 3 160 = 480. So Mike sold 480 cars & Bill sold 160 cars.

Answered by here2help | 2024-06-10

Mike sold 480 cars and Bill sold 160 cars. This is determined by the relationship where Mike sells three times as many cars as Bill, and their total sales amount to 640 cars. By setting up the equations based on these conditions and solving, we find the respective amounts sold by each person.
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Answered by here2help | 2024-12-26