document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358305>Question 358305</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pop's Cycle Shop sells bicycles and tricycles. The number of bicycles is 1 less than 4 times the number of tricycles. All the bicycles and tricycles together have a total of 174 wheels. How many bicycles are there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #255693 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=255693\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let tricycles be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bicycles= 4x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2(4x-1)=174<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+8x-2=174<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x=174+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x=176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 tricycles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bicycles = 4x-1=64-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 63 bicycles<BR>\n" );
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