SOLUTION: On Wednesday there were no tandem bikes for sale. There were only bicycles and tricycles in the shop. There are a total of 24 seats and 61 wheels in the shop. How many are bicycle

Question 697782: On Wednesday there were no tandem bikes for sale. There were only bicycles and tricycles in the shop. There are a total of 24 seats and 61 wheels in the shop.
How many are bicycles and how many are tricycles?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of bicycles
Let = number of tricycles
Both types have 1 seat each, so
(1)
and
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

and
(1)
(1)
(1)
There are 11 bicycles and 13 tricycles
check answer:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK

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