SOLUTION: In the back stockroom at the Wheel Shop, the number of seats and horns equaled the number of wheels. The number seats and handelbars equaled the number of horns. Twice the number o

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Question 555867: In the back stockroom at the Wheel Shop, the number of seats and horns equaled the number of wheels. The number seats and handelbars equaled the number of horns. Twice the number of wheels is equal to three times number of handlebars. Determine the relationship of horns to seats. Copied exactly.
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Let represent the number of seats, represent the number of horns, represent the number of wheels, and represent the number of handlebars.

Given 1:

Given 2:

Given 3:

Substituting, 2 into 1:



Solve 3 for



Substitute for



Add to both sides:



Multiply by 2:



Substitute into given #2:






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