Question

sales cars and trucks are the most popular vehicles. last year, the number of cars sold was 39,000 more than three times the number of trucks sold. there were 216,000 cars sold last year. write an equation that can be used to find the number of trucks, t, sold last year.

Explanation:

Step1: Define variables for vehicles

Let $t$ = number of trucks sold. Number of cars sold = $3t + 39000$

Step2: Set up total sales equation

Total sales = cars + trucks, so $3t + 39000 + t = 216000$

Answer:

$3t + 39000 + t = 216000$