maths y8 simultaneous intro

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you have two mysterious numbers. Their total is 10, but one is 4 more than the other. Can you find both numbers? 🕵️

2. 2

   If two numbers add to 10 and one is 4 bigger, what are the two numbers?

3. 3

   Use the number line to solve this: x + y = 12 and x is 2 more than y. Find x and y.

4. 4

   Let's solve x + y = 15 and x = y + 3 together.

5. 5

   If x = y + 2 and x + y = 14, what is y?

6. 6

   Solve this puzzle using the bar model: Two numbers add to 20. One number is 6 more than the other. What are they?

7. 7

   Which pair of equations could we solve using 'substitution'?