Step-by-step explanation:
Winston's:
After 3 days: 32 cars
After 5 days: 12 cars
Difference in number of cars = 32 - 12 = 20
Difference in number of days: 5 - 3 = 2
Selling rate: 20/2 = 10 cars per day
Car-Mart:
After 2 days: 43 cars
After 3 days: 32 cars
Difference in number of cars = 43 - 32 = 11
Difference in number of days: 3 - 2 = 1
Selling rate: 11/1 = 11 cars per day
Car-Mart sells 1 car per day more than Winston's.
Starting numbers of cars:
Winston's:
Each day less, there are 10 more cars.
Day 3, 32 cars
Day 2, 42 cars
Day 1, 52 cars
Day 0, 62 cars
Winston's started with 62 cars.
Cart-Mart:
Each day less, there are 11 more cars.
Day 2, 43 cars
Day 1, 54 cars
Day 0, 65 cars
Car-Mart's started with 65 cars.
Car-Mart started with more cars. It had 3 more cars than Winston's