Question

Allison and Jenny have a motorcycle shop that has traditional two-wheeled motorcycles, x, as well as three-wheeled tricycles, y

Allison counted 43 total cycles while Jenny counted 101 total wheels. How many tricycles do they have in the shop?

Answer 1

Answer: 15

Explanation:

Given

There are x two-wheeled motorcycles

y three-wheeled tricycle

Total no of cycles=43

Total wheels=101

So, we can write

`x+y=43\quad \ldots(i)`

For no of tires

`2x+3y=101\quad \ldots(ii)`

Solving (i) and (ii)

x=28 and y=15

i.e. they have 15 tricycles