The ratio of cars to trucks in a parking lot is 4 : 1. How many total cars are in the parking lot when there are 55 total vehicles?

Answer 1

4 cars & 1 truck = 5 Vehicles

To get to 55, let's evaluate 5 * x = 55 --> we get 11

In this case we will do:

4(11) cars & 1 (11) trucks

44 + 11

55

The answer would be 44 cars and 11 trucks.

Answer 2

The ratio of cars to trucks is given as **4:1**, meaning for every 4 cars, there is 1 truck.

Let:

- The number of cars = **4x**

- The number of trucks = **x**

Since the total number of vehicles is 55, we can write the equation:

\[

4x + x = 55

\]

Simplifying:

\[

5x = 55

\]

Solving for **x**:

\[

x = \frac{55}{5} = 11

\]

Thus:

- The number of trucks = **x = 11**

- The number of cars = **4x = 4 \times 11 = 44**

### Final Answer:

There are **44 cars** in the parking lot.

Answer 3

4 cars 1 truck

8 cars 2 trucks

12 cars 3 trucks

16 cars 4 trucks

Can you continue until you get to a total of 55?