SOLUTION: At billys preschool, they have bicycles and tricycles, with a total of 57 wheels. The number of bicycles is there less than three times the number of tricycles. How many of each is

Question 1140941: At billys preschool, they have bicycles and tricycles, with a total of 57 wheels. The number of bicycles is there less than three times the number of tricycles. How many of each is there?
I tried the making the equation 2b+3t=47 and 3-3t=n. I don't think it was the right answer

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, josgarithmetic:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your 2nd sentence doesn't make sense

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b, number of bicycles
t, number of tricycles

-----------...,with a total of 57 wheels.

------------The number of bicycles is there less than three times the number of tricycles.

Solving both equations for 3t, since they both have the term:

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----------eighteen bicycles

--------------------tricycles
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