Problema Solution
the toyota camry was the top selling passenger car in the united states in 2005, followed by the honda accord. Honda accord sales were 65 thousand less than toyotacamry sales, and 803 thousand of these two cars were sold. How many of each make of car were sold?
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let
t = the number of Toyota cars sold in thousands
h = the number of Honda cars sold in thousands
Honda accord sales were 65 thousand less than Toyota:
h = t - 65
803 thousand of these two cars were sold:
h + t = 803
by solving the system of equations:
h = t - 65
h + t = 803
we find:
h = 369 thousands of Toyota cars
t = 434 thousands of Honda cars
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there were 369 thousands of Toyota cars and 434 thousands of Honda cars sold.