Same Same

Eric and Andrea are both the same age.

Eric multiplied his age by two, subtracted four then multiplied the answer by five.

Andrea multiplied her age by nine then added six

Eric and Andrea arrived at the same answer.

How old are Eric and Andrea?

A Mathematics Lesson Starter Of The Day

Starter of The Day Transum Mathematics Topics


Topics: Starter | Algebra | Simultaneous Equations

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  • It can be seen from the mean score this page has received that it is quite popular and 'achieved the results I required'. It is not clear however whether it is more popular with the younger children who might even use a trial and improvement strategy or whether it is more popular with older pupils who realise that they can use the techniques learned in algebra to solve this problem.
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  • Has anyone got the answer?

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Laptops In Lessons

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