Question

Retro Rides is a club for owners of vintage cars and motorcycles. Every year the club gets together for a ride. This year, 50 vehicles

participated in the ride. The total number of tires of all the vehicles was 148. Assuming each car has 4 tires and each motorcycle has
2 tires, how many each of cars and motorcycles participated in the ride?​

Answer 1

24 cars, 26 motorcycles

Explanation:

x = number of motorcycles

y = number of cars

x + y = 50

x = 50 - y

2x + 4y = 148

2(50 - y) + 4y = 148

100 - 2y + 4y = 148

100 + 2y = 148

2y = 48

y = 24 cars

x = 50 - 24

x = 26 motorcycles