Question

Solve.

Cars
In the school parking lot there were 113 fewer bikes
than cars. There were 185 cars. How many cars and
bikes were in the parking lot?
Bikes
185 - 113
185
(about 190 -
Round to the nearest ten to estimate. Then
complete the chart.
(about 190)
or
-
--
= X
X=
cars and bikes.
Estimate: There were about
Actual:
- -
= X
X
=
1
Solution: There were
cars and bikes in all.​

Answer 1

Total bikes and cars are 260

Explanation:

Cars:
`n_(cars)185`

Bikes:
`n_(bikes)=n_(cars)-113=72`

Total:
`n_(total)=n_(bikes)+n_(cars)=257`

Rounding to the nearest ten: 260