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Question

Honey’s Store has a number of bikes and tricycles for sale. There are exactly 60 wheels all together. Determine how many bikes there are and how many tricycles there are.Honey’s Store has a number of bikes and tricycles for sale. There are exactly 60 wheels all together. Determine how many bikes there are and how many tricycles there are. Show your solution.

Answer 1

2B + 3T = 60

B T

0 20

3 18

6 16

9 14

12 12

15 10

18 8

21 6

24 4

27 2

30 0

9 possibilities if B and T > 0 and B and T are integers. 3<B<27, 2<T<18

At least 3 bikes, at least 2 tricycles

At most 27 bikes, at most 18 tricycles

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