Blake manages a cycling store that sells only bicycles and tricycles. Today's shipment includes 7 seats and 16 tires. He will use all of the parts to build cycles to sell. How many bicycles can he build and how many tricycles can he build.

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anonymous · Answer

Ok well with 7 seats and 16 tires, he can make 7 bikes.

Bikes = 7 seats + 14 tires, with 2 tires leftover

With 5 of the 7 seats and 5 sets of 3 tires (15 tires) he can make 5 tricycles.