there are a lot gof cars in the parking lot. seven are black and the rest are blue . how many cars are there?

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To determine the number of cars in the parking lot, we need to add together the number of black cars and the number of blue cars.

Given that there are seven black cars, we still need to determine the number of blue cars. The information provided states that "the rest" are blue, implying that the remaining cars after the seven black ones are blue.

Since we don't have the exact number of blue cars, we can represent it as a variable, let's call it "B."

So, the total number of cars in the parking lot is the sum of the seven black cars and the variable representing the number of blue cars:

Total number of cars = 7 (black cars) + B (blue cars)

Therefore, we cannot determine the precise number of cars in the parking lot without knowing the value of the variable B (number of blue cars).