Question

In a parking lot, there were many cars and motorcycles parked. The number of motorcycles were double that of the cars. It has been noticed that there are 296 wheels in all the vehicles together. How many cars and how many motorcycles were there?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the number of cars be 'x' and the number of motorcycles be 'y'.

Given,

y = 2x

4x + 2y = 296

⇒ 2x + y = 148

→ 4x = 148

⇒ x = 37

y = 2 x 37 = 74

Thus, there were 37 cars and 74 motorcycles.

Answer 2

Answer:

37 and 74

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of cars = x

then the number of motocycles = 2x

now a car has 4 tyres and motorcycle has 2

hence

4 *x + 2 * 2x = 296

4x + 4x = 296

8x = 296

x = 296/8

x = 37

hence

total cars = x =37

total motorcycles = 2x = 2 * 37 = 74

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