Question

Timeless Toys Builds tricycles and Wagons. The owner noticed that there are several different ways that a customer could place an order for 5 items. For example, the customer could order all tricycles , or all wagons, or some combination of tricycles and wagons

A. For the case of 5-item order, how many different ways are there to place an order? For Each case, list the number of wheels that would be needed.

B. If a customer ordered 5 items and the order had a total of 17 wheels, how many wagons we're ordered? Show your work and Explain

Answer 1

A. There are 6 different ways to place an order:-

All tricycles . There were 5*33 = 15 wheels.

All wagons. 5 * 4 = 20 wheels

2 Tricycles, 3 wagons. 18 wheels (2*3 + 3 *4 = 18)

3 Tricycles, 2 wagons. 17 wheels ( 3*3 + 2*4 = 17)

1 tricycles, 4 wagons. 19 wheels

4 tricycles, 1 wagon 16 wheels.

B.

2 wagons were ordered if there ere 17 wheels ( see Part A).