document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103297>Question 103297</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cycle Pths, Inc makes bicycles, trycicles and unicycles. Last week they made 88 more bicycles than unicycles, and 5 times as many tricycles as unicycles.  If they made 40 more bicycles than tricycles, how many unicycles did they make? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75139 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=HyperBrain><B>HyperBrain(694)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=HyperBrain><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=75139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=the no. of bicycles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    y=no.of tricycles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    z=no. of unicycles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1)x=z+88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2)y=5z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)x=y+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting (1) and (2) to (3),\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z+88=5z+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  88=4z+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  48=4z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   z=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, they made 12 unicycles!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HyperBrain </SPAN>\n" );
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