There are at most 12 bicycles and tricycle in a school playground. There are at least 17 wheels altogether. Let b equal the number of bicycles and t equals the number of tricycle. Which system describes this situation? Why?

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michele_laino · Answer

please, keep in mind that foreach bicycle we have two wheels, and for each ticycle we have thre wheels
furthermore fm your data,we can write:
b+t=17

michele_laino · Answer

oops sorry... b+t=12

michele_laino · Answer

please, yoiu have to add another relation between b and t

michele_laino · Answer

number of wheels due to bicycle are 2*, whereas numbers of wheelsdue to tricycle ae 3*t, so?

michele_laino · Answer

2*b+3*t=...

michele_laino · Answer

please write the right side of the above equation

michele_laino · Answer

oops sorry number of wheels due to bicycle is 2*b..

michele_laino · Answer

please complete the equation: 2*b+3*t=...