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A group of children riding on bicycles and tricycles rode past Billy Bob's house. Billy Bob counted <math>7</math> children and <math>19</math> wheels. How many tricycles were there?
 
A group of children riding on bicycles and tricycles rode past Billy Bob's house. Billy Bob counted <math>7</math> children and <math>19</math> wheels. How many tricycles were there?
  

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Problem

A group of children riding on bicycles and tricycles rode past Billy Bob's house. Billy Bob counted $7$ children and $19$ wheels. How many tricycles were there?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 2 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 4 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 5 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 6 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 7$

Solution

If all the children were riding bicycles, there would be $2 \times 7=14$ wheels. Each tricycle adds an extra wheel and $19-14=5$ extra wheels are needed, so there are $\boxed{\mathrm{(C)}\ 5}$ tricycles.