In August, a car dealer completed 15 more than 3 times the number of sales the car dealer completed in September. In August and September, the car dealer completed 363 sales. How many sales did the car dealer complete in September?
Correct answer: 15 (parsed from the explanation — this source omits an answer key for this item)
Explanation
87 15 The correct answer is . It’s given that in August, the car dealer completed more than 3 times the number of sales the car dealer completed in September. Let x represent the number of sales the car dealer completed in September. It 3 +15 follows that x represents the number of sales the car dealer completed in August. It’s also given that in August and September, the car dealer completed 363 + 3 +15 =363 4 +15=363 15 sales. It follows that x ^ x h , or x . Subtracting 4 =348 from each side of this equation yields x . Dividing each side of this =87 87 equation by 4 yields x . Therefore, the car dealer completed sales in September. 36 SAT PRACTICE TEST #7 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS SAT ANSWER EXPLANATIONS n MATH: MODULE 1
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