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A bicycle shop has bicycles with 2 wheels and tricycles with 3 wheels. They have 15 different cycles for sale. The 15 cycles have 34 wheels. How many bicycles and tricycles does the shop have for sale?
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A bicycle shop has bicycles with 2 wheels and tricycles with 3 wheels. They have 15 different cycles for sale. The 15 cycles have 34 wheels. How many bicycles and tricycles does the shop have for sale?

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4

Explanation:

If all were bicycles, there would be 30 wheels. The 4 more wheels indicates that 4 of the vehicles were tricycles.

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