Question

You work for a small business that sells bicycles, tricycles, and tandem bikes. Bicycles have one seat, two pedals and two wheels. Tricycles have one seat, two pedals, and three wheels. Tandem bikes have two seats, four pedals and two wheels.

1. On Monday you count 68 pedals that will only fit tandem bicycles.
How many tandem bicycles were in the shop?

Write an algebraic equation that shows the relationship between the number of pedals (p) and the number of tandem bicycles (n).

Answer 1

17 tandem bikes

Answer 2

p divided by 4=n

Answer 3

Thanks, that is what I had down, I just wanted to make sure!

Answer 4

No problem