SOLUTION: A bike shop sells bicycles and tricycles. There are 100 more bicycles in stock than there are tricycles. If there are a total of 300 tires being used for the bicycles and tricycles

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Question 347356: A bike shop sells bicycles and tricycles. There are 100 more bicycles in stock than there are tricycles. If there are a total of 300 tires being used for the bicycles and tricycles, how many tricycles are in stock? (Make sure to define your variable, write an equation, solve, and answer appropriately.)
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3(x) + 2(x + 100) = 300