SOLUTION: A motorcycle shop maintains an inventory of six times as many new bikes as used bikes. If there are 180 new bikes, how many used bikes are now in stock?

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Question 1024714: A motorcycle shop maintains an inventory of six times as many new bikes as used bikes. If there are 180 new bikes, how many used bikes are now in stock?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = the number of used bikes
+180+=+6x+
+x+=+30+
There are 30 used bikes