Final answer:
Zuta and Merry need to buy tires for their tricycles. After calculating separately, we find that Zuta needs 54 tires and Merry needs 228 tires, giving a total of B)282 tires, which is not listed in the provided options.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question involves finding the total number of tires needed for a certain number of tricycles owned by Zuta and Merry. Each tricycle has three tires. To find the total number of tires, we multiply the number of tricycles each person has by three.
Zuta has 18 tricycles. Therefore, the number of tires needed for Zuta's tricycles is 18 tricycles × 3 tires/tricycle = 54 tires.
Merry has 76 tricycles. Thus, the number of tires needed for Merry's tricycles is 76 tricycles × 3 tires/tricycle = 228 tires.
To find the total number of tires Zuta and Merry would buy, we add up the tires of both:
54 tires (Zuta) + 228 tires (Merry) = 282 tires.
Once we have the total, we can see that option B) 228 is incorrect, and the correct number of tires to be bought is not listed as a provided option, so there must be an error with the options given or with the calculation. The actual total is 282 tires.