Question

A car dealership has 240 cars in the parking lot and 17.5% of them are red. Of the other 6 colors in the lot, each color has the same number of cars. If one of the colors is black, how many black cars are in the lot?

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6th grade math problem solving percents

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Answer 1

First, we need to find the number of red cars. 17.5% of 240 is 42, so we know 42 cars are red. So now we have 198 cars left to find. We know there are six other colours of cars, and they each have the same amount of cars for each colour, so we divide 198 by 6 and get 33, so there are 33 cars of each colour, including black. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

33 black cars on the lot