Ty went to a park near her home.

Question

All the people at the park were either hiking or bike riding. There were 178 more hikers than bike riders. If there were a total 676 people at the park, how many were hiking and how many were riding bikes?

Answer 1

Let X = the number of bike riders and (X+178) = the number of hikers. Our equation is

X + (X+178) = 676

OR

2X +178 = 676

Isolate X by first subtracting 178 from both sides of the equation. The result is

2X=498

Next solve for X by dividing both sides by 2. The result is

X = 249

Plugging in 249 inti the original equation, there were 249 bikers, and 427 hikers.