SOLUTION: Acme auto repair has 13 cars and motorcycles to repair. The vehicle have a total of 42 wheels. If x represents the number of cars and y represents the number of motorcycles, whic

Question 1082496: Acme auto repair has 13 cars and motorcycles to repair. The vehicle have a total of 42 wheels. If x represents the number of cars and y represents the number of motorcycles, which system of equations represents this situation?
1. x+y=13, 2x+4y=42
2. x+y=13, 2x+2y=42
3. x+y=42, 2y+4x=13

Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

cars and motorcycles to repair
let's be motorcycles and cars
....eq.1
The vehicle have a total of wheels.
since motorcycle has wheels, motorcycles have wheels, and car have wheels, cars have wheels, we have:
....eq.2
your option is:
1. ,

Answer by ikleyn(52858) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Acme auto repair has 13 cars and motorcycles to repair. The vehicle have a total of 42 wheels.
If x represents the number of cars and y represents the number of motorcycles, which system of equations represents this situation?

1. x+y=13, 2x+4y=42 2. x+y=13, 2x+2y=42 3. x+y=42, 2y+4x=13
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NO ONE of presented systems represents the situation.

If do not consider that unrealistic case that each car has 2 wheels, and each motorcycle has 4 wheels.

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