Hey can anybody please help me with this? Im stuck? I got the first part right, but I don't really know. Ok here's the problem:

Annie kept track of the cars she saw on the highway? She saw twice as many Toyotas as Skyalks. The number of Pintos was eight less than the number of Toyotas. There were four times as many grand arms as Pintos. Maria counted 24 Grand Arms. How many cars did she see on the highway?

X Skyalks

2X Toyotas
(2X - 8) Pintos
4(2X - 8) Grand Ams = 24

4(2X - 8) = 24
8X -32 = 24
8X = 24 + 32 = 56
X = 7 Skyalks
2X = 2 * 7 = 14 Toyotas
2X - 8 = 2 * 7 - 8 = 6 Pintos

Total = 7 + 14 + 6 + 24 = 49 cars.

number of cars

skywalks = x
toyotas = 2x
pintos = 2x-8
grand arms = 4(2x-8) = 24

solve for the x using the grand arms equation above...

substitute x to the equations to get the number of cars per type of car..

add all the cars from each type..

To solve this problem, we need to break it down into smaller steps and gather the necessary information.

1. Let's assume the number of Skyalks Annie saw as 'x'.
2. According to the problem, she saw twice as many Toyotas as Skyalks. So, the number of Toyotas is '2x'.
3. The number of Pintos is eight less than the number of Toyotas. So, the number of Pintos is '2x - 8'.
4. It is given that there were four times as many Grand Arms as Pintos. So, the number of Grand Arms is '4 * (2x - 8)'.
5. Maria counted 24 Grand Arms. Therefore, '4 * (2x - 8) = 24'.

Now we can solve the equation to find the value of 'x' and determine the number of cars Annie saw on the highway.

Let's solve for 'x':

4 * (2x - 8) = 24

First, distribute the 4:

8x - 32 = 24

Next, bring the constant term to the opposite side:

8x = 24 + 32

8x = 56

Finally, divide both sides by 8:

x = 56 / 8

x = 7

Now we can substitute the value of 'x' back into our earlier equations to find the number of cars.

The number of Toyotas Annie saw is 2x = 2 * 7 = 14.
The number of Pintos is 2x - 8 = 2 * 7 - 8 = 6.
And the number of Grand Arms is 4 * (2x - 8) = 4 * 6 = 24.

To find the total number of cars Annie saw on the highway, just add up the numbers:

Total = Skyalks + Toyotas + Pintos + Grand Arms
Total = x + 2x + (2x - 8) + (4 * (2x - 8))

Substituting the value of 'x':

Total = 7 + 14 + 6 + 24
Total = 51

Therefore, Annie saw a total of 51 cars on the highway.