document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260981>Question 260981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bicyle shop has bicycles with 2 wheels and tricycles with 3 wheels.  They have 15 different cycles for sale.  The 15 cycles have 34 wheels.  How many bicycles and tricycles does the shop have for sale? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192256 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=192256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of bicycles be B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the number of tricycles is 15 - B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No of wheels is thus 2B + 3(15 - B) = 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2B + 45 -3B = 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-B = - 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there are 11 bicycles and therefore 4 tricycles </SPAN>\n" );
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