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Divide the length of the opposite side by the length of the adjacent side

The key rule is to divide the amount by the denominator and multiply by the nominator. E.g:

3/5 of 45£

divide by the denominator 45/5=9

multiply by the nominator  9*3=27

We have been told that t = 5 in this particular question. So our first step is to simply 'swap out' the t in the above equation for the number 5, as we have been told they mean the same thing. This gives ...

6a + 3b = 7 (1) 4a + 4b = 12 (2) We need to eliminate one of the variables in our simultaneous equations in order to be able to find a numerical value. As the same signs are used in both equations (i.e. a...

2y=11-3x    and 2y=2x-14

11-3x=2x-14

25=5x   thus x=5

3(5) +2y=11

2y=-4    thus y=-2