there are 150 more passenger cars than trucks on the highway. for every 10 passenger cars there are 7 trucks. how many trucks are on the highway?
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Answer:500Step-by-step explanation:Given: P = 150 - T where P is passenger cars and T is trucks10P = 7T β P = [tex]\frac{7T}{10}[/tex]Plug in equation 2 into equation 1:[tex]\frac{7T}{10}[/tex] = 150 - TSolving for T, we get 500