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I Songs A and B are played to a group of students

It takes p minutes to play song A and q minutes to play song 8.

(a) Song A is played 2 times whilst song B is played 5 times'

Express, in terms of p and q, the total time taken to play the songs. 111

(b) The total time taken to play tlre songs is 39 minutes'

Form an equation, in p and q, to represeni this information. t1I

(c) To another group of students, song A is played 3 times and song B is played
4 times. The toial time taken to play the songs is 37.5 minutes.
Form an equation, in p and q, to represent this information. 121

(d) Solve the equations in (b) and (c) simultaneously' t3l

(e) How long does it take to play song A? 11I

L The cost of a pencil is Px and the cost of a pen is Py.

(a) Thabo bought 5 pencils.

Express, in terms of x and/or y, the cost of the 5 pencils. t1I

(b) Maria bought 4 pens.

Express, in terms of x and/or y, the cost of the 4 pens. t1I

(c) The total cost of the 5 pencils and the 4 pens is P18.
Write down an equation in terms of x and yto show this information. t21

(d) Bathusi bought 10 pencils and 6 pens at P29.

Write down an equation in terms of x and yto show this information. t21

{e) Solve simultaneously the equations in (c) and in (d}. t3I

(f) Calculate the cost of 3 pencils and 2 pens. 121

3 (a) A parent wishes to buy rubbers and pencils for her child.
A rubber costs r thebe and a pencil p thebe.

(i) If 4 rubbers and 6 pencils cost a total of P3.20, form an equation in r and p and, show that it
reduces to

2r + 3P = 160. Itl
(ii) If 3 rubbers and 1 pencil cost a total of Pi.35, form another equation in r and p. t1l
(b) (i) solve the equations in parrs (axi) and (ii) simultaneously. I3l .-
(ii) Write down the cost of a

(a) rubber, tll

(b) pencil. ill
 A small cup has a volume of xml and a large cup has a volurne of y ml.
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Tebo pours 3 small cups and 4 large cups of milk into a bucket'

bucket using
(a) Express, in terms of x and/or y, the total volume of milk poured into the

(0 the small cuP, lll

(ii) both the small cup and the large cup. t2l

(b) Tebo poured a total of 2375m1 of milk into the bucket'

Form an equation in r and y to show this infornration'

2 small cups and

(c) Kapande pours a total volume of 2750mI of milk into the bucket using
5 large cups.

Form an equation in.r and y to show this information'

i,.; i (d) Using the equations in (b) and (c), find the volume of the small cup and the volume of the
large cup.

the cost of hiring a chair is Py'

5 The cost of hiring a table is Pr and
e hires-20 tables an-d t50 chairs'
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cost' in Pula' of hiring
(a) Express in terms of x and/or y the
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(i) 20 tables, ri

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(ii) 150 chairs'
and 150
r and y for the total cost of hiring 20 tables
(b) (i) write down an expression in terms of ttl
chairs.
for the tables and the chairs'
(ir) The customer pays aJotal of P837'50 tll
Write ao*n un J{;i* i' x and v
to show this information'

(c) onanotheroccasion,thecustorirerhires25tablesandl00chairsforPS50. 121

y for this information
Write down un .q'u'ion in 'r and
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in parts (b)!ii) and (c) '
(d) Solve simultaneously the equations
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t6 tables unA nqchairs'
(e) Calculate the total cost of hiring
 Modisi and Kabelo each make prepaid .ri'f,--uro contract cails.
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The cost of a prepaid call is P;r per minute and the cost of a contract
call is py per minute.
(a) Modisi makes aZ-minute prepaid call and a 5-minute contract call.
(i) Write down an expression, in terms of x and for the total cost of Modisi,s calls.
-.y,
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(ii) The total cost of the calls is P9.
write down an equation in terms of ;r and y for the total cost of Modisi 's
calls. tll
(b) Kabelo makes a 3-minute prepaid call and a 7-minute contract
call at a total cost of pl3.
write down an equation in .r and for the cost of Kabero's cails.
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(c) Solve simultaneously the equations obtained in parts (a) (ii) and (b).
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(d) How much does a contmct call cost per minute?
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Katso sells sorghum and beans. A cup of sorghum costs Px and,a
cup of beans,costs py.
(a) A customer buys s cups of sorghum and 3 cups of beans.
Write down an expression, in terms of x andlor y,lor

(i) the cost of the S cups of sorghum

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(ii) the totar cost of s cups of sorghum and 3 cups of beans.
121
(b) The customer paid pgb for the s cups of sorghum and the 3
cups of beans.
Form an equation, in terms of x and y, to shiw this information.
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(c) Another customer paid p10g for 6 cups of sorghum and 4 cups of
beans.
Form an equation, in terms of x and y, to shor,i this information.
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(d) Solve simultaneously the equations in parts (b) and (c).
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(e) What is the cost of 1 cup of beans?
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8 Kabo walks atwk:nlhand cycles at c krn/h. r

(a) One day he walked for 4 hours and cycled for 2 hours.
He travelled a total distance of 52 km.
Form an equation in p and c from this information, and.
show that it simplifies to

2w+c:26" 121
(b) The nexr day he walked for 2 hours and cycled.
for 3 hours, traveiling a totai distance of 56 km.
Form another equation in w and c.
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(c) solve these equations to find the value of w
and the value of c.
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(d) Find the distance he travels
if h.e cycles for 5 hours and then walks for t hour. t1l
L4 A cup of coffee costs u Pula and a cup of cappuccitto costs lu Pula.
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A customer buys 2 cups of coffee aud 3 cups of cappuccino.

(a) Express, in terms of v and/or vt,lha amollnt in Pula the customer pays for

(i) the 2 cups of coffee, 11t

(ii) the 3 cups of cappuccino, t11

(iii) both the 2 cups of coffee and the 3 cups of cappuccino. til
The customer pays a total of P43 for the coffee and the cappuccino'

(iv) Write down an equation in v and/or w to show this information. t1l

Another customer pays P69.50 for 3 cups of coffee and 5 cups of cappuccino'

(b) Write down an equation in v and/or r+,for this information. tzl

(c) Solve simultaneously the equations in parts (aXiv) and (b). t3l

(d) How much does a cup of coffee cost? tll

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