SOLUTION: In the parking lot of a truck stop there were six more cars than 18 wheel trucks. There were 134 wheelsin the parking lot How many cars and trucks were there?

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Question 69543: In the parking lot of a truck stop there were six more cars than 18 wheel trucks. There were 134 wheelsin the parking lot How many cars and trucks were there?
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In the parking lot of a truck stop there were six more cars than 18 wheel trucks. There were 134 wheels in the parking lot How many cars and trucks were there?
Let the number of 18 wheel trucks be: x
Then the number of cars is: x+6
There are 18 wheels per truck: 18x
There are 4 wheels per car: 4(x+6)
If we add the number of wheels together we get: 134
Problem to solve:
18x+4(x+6)=134
18x+4x+24=134
22x+24=134
22x+24-24=134-24
22x=110
22x/22=110/22
x=5
The number of trucks: x=5
The number of cars: x+6=5+6=11
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Sanity check, if you had 5 18 wheelers and 11 cars, would you have 134 wheels?
5(18)+11(4)=134
90+44=134
134=134 Seems reasonable.
Happy Calculating!!!