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O-LevelMathematicsAlgebra and graphs4024/11 · May/June 2017 · Q52 Marks

Carl spent t minutes on his English homework. He spent three times as long on his Mathematics homework as on his English homework. He spent a total of 2 hours 20 minutes on his English and Mathematics homework. Write down an equation to represent this information and hence find the value of t.

  1. Write down an equation to represent this information and hence find the value of t.[2]

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  1. [B1] t+3t=140 or 4t = 140
  2. [B1] [t] = 35

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Topic
Algebra and graphs, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 5.

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