In a certain town the ratio of the number of cars to that of taxis is 15:4. If there are 172 taxis in the town , find the number of cars there.
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To find the number of cars in the town, we can use the given ratio of 15 cars to 4 taxis.
Step 1: Let's assign variables for the unknown quantities. Let's call the number of cars x.
Step 2: Use the ratio to set up an equation. We know that the ratio of cars to taxis is 15:4. Therefore, we can write:
15/4 = x/172
Step 3: Solve the equation for x. We can cross-multiply to get rid of the fractions:
15 * 172 = 4 * x
2580 = 4x
Step 4: Divide both sides of the equation by 4 to isolate x:
x = 2580 / 4
x = 645
Therefore, there are 645 cars in the town.
645
the cars make up 15/19 of the total.
I suspect a typo.