document.write( "Question 1150155: Request for scooters were exceptionally high this Christmas season. Santa counted one more than triple the number of bikes as scooters. If there were a total of 1809 bikes and scooters altogether how many scooters were you requested this year.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #771516 by ikleyn(52804) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Let x be the number of scooters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of bikes was  3x+1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the total money, you have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + (3x+1) = 1809\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x = 1808\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x = 1808/4 = 452 scooters.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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