Problema Solution
every child in the park plays in either bicycle or tricycle. If there are 23 children playing in the park and there are 56 wheels being played by the children in total, how many tricycles and bicycles are being played by the children?
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Let
x = the number of tricycles
y = the number of bicycles
x + y = 23
3x + 2y = 56
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x = 10 tricycles
y = 13 bicycles
The children in the park are playing with 10 tricycles and 13 bicycles.