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Christine has more money than David. If Christine gave David £30, then they would have the same amount. If David gave Christine £33, then Christine would have twice as much money as David. How much money does each person have?

We need to start by translating the sentences into algebraic equations. There are 2 unknowns, Christine’s money and David’s money. Let Christine’s money= x Let David’s money = y If Christine gave David £3...

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Answered by Ben C. Maths tutor
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Solve the equation "3y + 5 = 11" to find the value of y.

Remember that both sides of the equation need to 'balance', so any changes that we make to the right hand side must also be made to the left hand side. 

Let's start by getting rid of the '5' on the...

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Answered by Roshni P. Maths tutor
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How to solve the following simultaneous equations? Equation 1: 3x+y=10 Equation 2: 2x-y=5

There are 2 easiest and quickest ways to approach this question:

1). By elimination:

When using the elimination method, you want to make sure that you choose the correct varia...

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Answered by Angel C. Maths tutor
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Solve x^2 -6x +5 = 0 and plot this graph between -10<x>10

To solve the equation you need to factorise the quadratic. This means you need to find 2 numbers that when multiplied make 5 and when added together make -6. These would be -1 and -5. You can now separate...

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Answered by Henry H. Maths tutor
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How do I solve 2x^2 -x -6 = 0

Firstly if you multiply the number infront of the x2 by the number at the end to give -12. And then take the number infront of x, which is -1. Now we need to find two numbers that add to make -...

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Answered by Bei Bei M. Maths tutor
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