A bike shop needs to order new wheels for 10 tricylces.
The equation 3x=y can be used to calculate the number of wheels to order. What does each part if the equation represent?
x = number of tricycles
y = total number of wheels needed
Thanks :)
You're welcome.
In the equation 3x = y, each part represents the following:
- x represents the number of tricycles.
- 3 is the coefficient or the number of wheels required for each tricycle.
- y represents the total number of wheels needed.
To calculate the number of wheels to order for 10 tricycles, you can substitute x = 10 into the equation:
3(10) = y
This simplifies to:
30 = y
So the value of y is 30, which means you would need to order 30 wheels for the 10 tricycles.