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Apple Lake Bike Shop has a total of 32 bicycles and tricycles for rent. The shop owner checked all 74 wheels at the beginning of the season to make sure they were in good condition. None of the bicycles had training wheels.
How many of them are bicycles and how many are tricycles?
How many of them are bicycles and how many are tricycles?
Hint
Can there be 16 tricycles and 16 bicycles? Why not?Answer
By guessing numbers of each kind that add to 32, and calculating the number of wheels they have, you will find that the bike shop has 22 bicycles and 10 tricycles.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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