Problema Solution

An automobile dealership has found that for every 140 cars sold, 23 will be brought back to the dealer for major repairs. If the dealership sells 980 cars this year, approximately how many cars will be brought back for major repairs?

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let x be the number for cars brought for repair after 980 cars sold


we have the following proportion


140 : 23 = 980 : x


by solving the proportion we find


x = 161 cars


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161 cars will be brought back for major repairs.