SOLUTION: A harley-davidson motorcycle shop maintains an inventory of four times as many bikes as used bikes. if there are 60 new bikes, how many used bikes are now in stock?

Question 274429: A harley-davidson motorcycle shop maintains an inventory of four times as many bikes as used bikes. if there are 60 new bikes, how many used bikes are now in stock?
Found 2 solutions by Kaley2, josmiceli:
Answer by Kaley2(4) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
new bikes=x
used bikes=y
x=4y
60=4y
divide each side by 4
15=y
there are 15 used bikes in stock
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = total number of bikes
given:
There are new bikes ,so
used bikes =

----------------------
Multiply both sides by

Subtract from each side

Add to both sides

There are
used bikes in stock
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