Problema Solution

During the fourth of July weekend 32 vehicles became trapped on the sunny side sky way bridge while it was being repaved. A recent city ordinance decreed that only cars with four wheels and trucks with six wheels could be on the bridge at any giving time. If there were 148 tires that needed to be replaced due to damage, how many cars and trucks were involved in the incident?

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Let x, y be the 4 wheel , 6 wheel trucks.

x+y=32.

4x+6y=148.

4x+6(32-x)=148.

-2x+192=148.

2x=198-148.

2x=44.

x=44/2

=22.

y=32-22

=10.