Bernie counted the cars and motorcycles that passed his house in 45 minutes. He counted 26 vehicles and 88 tires. How many motorcycles passed his house?

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Bernie counted the cars and motorcycles that passed his house in 45 minutes. He counted 26 vehicles and 88 tires. How many motorcycles passed his house?
 
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anonymous · Answer

ok wat u r supposed to do is create 2 equations and work them out simultaneously, do u think u can create 2 equations? lets say x = motorcycles and y = vehicles.

anonymous · Answer

no its just multiple  choice

anonymous · Answer

i think its 8?

anonymous · Answer

no, and yes it's multiple choice but u still have to work them out simultaneously

anonymous · Answer

like the total amount of vehicles that pass the house is 26. there fore
26 = the amount of vehicles + the amount of motorcycles that passed the house

anonymous · Answer

and wat did i say let the  amount of vehicles and the amount of motorcycles that passed the house be equal to?

anonymous · Answer

Hint:
 lets say x = motorcycles and y = vehicles.