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Simultaneous Equations Linear Questions MME

This document contains 8 mathematics questions involving solving simultaneous linear equations, word problems about ticket pricing, and finding unknown values from geometric diagrams. The questions progress from levels 5 to 6 in difficulty. The document tests skills in setting up and solving simultaneous equations, interpreting word problems, and using geometric relationships to find unknown side lengths or values.
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Simultaneous Equations Linear Questions MME

This document contains 8 mathematics questions involving solving simultaneous linear equations, word problems about ticket pricing, and finding unknown values from geometric diagrams. The questions progress from levels 5 to 6 in difficulty. The document tests skills in setting up and solving simultaneous equations, interpreting word problems, and using geometric relationships to find unknown side lengths or values.
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(Level 5-6)

Simultaneous Equations (Linear)


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1(a) Solve the simultaneous equations below. (Level 5)


6𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 12
2𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 14
[3 marks]

𝑥=

𝑦=

1(b) Solve the simultaneous equations below.


2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 16
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5
[3 marks]

𝑥=

𝑦=

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2(a) Solve the simultaneous equations below. (Level 5)


2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 14
4𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 4
[3 marks]

𝑥=

𝑦=

2(b) Solve the simultaneous equations below.


3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 23
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 8
[3 marks]

𝑥=

𝑦=

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3 Two different families pay for entry into a water park. (Level 5)
Family 1 has 2 adults and 3 children and costs a total of £20 to enter the park.
Family 2 has 1 adult and 4 children and costs a total of £15 to enter the park.

Work out the cost of the adult ticket, and the child ticket.
[4 marks]

Adult ticket =

Child ticket =

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4 Sophie is selling student and parent tickets for a school performance. (Level 5)

On night one, she sells 50 student tickets and 80 parent tickets and makes £340.
On night two, she sells 25 student tickets and 50 parent tickets and makes £200.

What is the cost for 1 student ticket and the cost for 1 parent ticket?
[4 marks]

Price of student ticket = £

Price of parent ticket = £

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5(a) Solve the simultaneous equations below. (Level 5)


4𝑥 + 8𝑦 = −4
2𝑦 − 5𝑥 = 23
[ 3 marks]

𝑥 =

𝑦 =

5(b) Write down the coordinates for the point of intersection for the lines below.

4𝑥 + 8𝑦 = −4

2𝑦 − 5𝑥 = 23

[1 mark]

Point of Intersection = ( , )

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6 Andrew goes to the shop to buy some apples and bananas. (Level 6)
He goes to purchase 5 apples and 4 bananas, and the total comes to £5.70.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t have enough money, so he puts back 1 apple and 2
bananas.

The new total is £3.60. What is the cost of 1 apple and the cost of 1 banana?
[3 marks]

Price of apple = £

Price of banana = £

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7 Two simultaneous equations are given below, where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are constants. (Level 6)
3𝑥 − 𝑝𝑦 = 4
4𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 𝑞 = 0
The solution to these equations is 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 2.
Find the value of 𝑝 and 𝑞.
[4 marks]

Answer

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8 Examine the rectangle below: (Level 6)

(−4𝑥 + 3𝑦) cm Not drawn


accurately

(2𝑥 + 𝑦) cm a cm

8 cm

8(a) The area of the rectangle is 88cm2 .


What is the value of a?
[1 mark]

𝑎= cm

8(b) Using the information from the diagram, what is the value of 𝑥 and 𝑦?
[3 marks]

𝑥=

𝑦=

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