document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203904>Question 1203904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Sport Shop in town sells bicycles and tricycles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "While looking around, Alyson counted 133 wheels and 45 total cycles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many tricycles are in the store?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "While you may find the number of bicycles, do not include that in your answer. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the answer is 43 but how? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Probably a formal algebraic solution was wanted....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But you can get good problem-solving practice by solving this problem informally, using logical reasoning and simple arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If all cycles were bicycles, the number of wheels would be 45*2 = 90.  But the number of wheels is 133, which is 133-90 = 43 more.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since each tricycle has 1 more wheel than each bicycle, the number of tricycles must be 43.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 43<br><BR>\n" );
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