SOLUTION: There are a total of 5 bicycles and tricycles in a park.There are 12 wheels. How many tricycles are there? A)2 B)3 C) 6 D)7

Question 1143066: There are a total of 5 bicycles and tricycles in a park.There are 12 wheels. How many tricycles are there?
A)2
B)3
C) 6
D)7
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The answer is A).

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    - Problem on animals at a farm
    - Problem on pills in containers
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b bicycles
t tricycles

-----------accounting for wheels

:
-----------two tricycles
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