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29 July, 03:18

Initially, the ratio of Ed's toy cars to Pete's toy cars was 5:2. After Ed gave 30 toy cars to Pete, they each had an equal number of toy cars. How many toy cars did they have altogether?

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  1. 29 July, 03:25
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    In order for them to have a ratio of cars, there has to be a factor (because ed didn't have 5 cars, and Pete 2). Let's assume this factor to be x. So,

    5x - 30 = 2x + 30

    3x = 60

    x = 20

    Therefore, Ed had 100 cars, and Pete had 40 cars.
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