Carolina biked 1 mile more than twice the number of miles James biked. Carolina biked a total of 5 miles. Write an equation to d
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21 cars, 32 motorcycles.
create a system of equations using x for cars and y for motorcycles.
multiply the top equation by 2 to prepare for elimination method
subtract terms
divide both sides by negative 2 to solve for x
x =21
plug in x into original equation to solve for y.
21 + y = 53
subtract both sides by 21
y=32
create a system of equations using x for cars and y for motorcycles.
multiply the top equation by 2 to prepare for elimination method
subtract terms
divide both sides by negative 2 to solve for x
x =21
plug in x into original equation to solve for y.
21 + y = 53
subtract both sides by 21
y=32