Answer: 55
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of cars washed last year be denoted as x.
This year, he washed 14 fewer cars than during last year's car wash. This will be denoted as x-14.
We can then represent them in an equation as:
x + (x - 14) = 96
2x - 14 = 96
2x = 96 + 14
2x = 110
x = 110/2
x = 55
Therefore, he washed 55 cars this year