Essential Quantitative Skills for

Business

Module (1)
Essential math skills review

By : ALI ADEL ALI ALI IBRAHIM

Solving Linear Equations

Graphically
Problem#1:
Plot the equations on a graph and find their
intersection.
Equation 1 = x+y=500 and
Equation 2= 4x+y=800?

Solving Linear Equations

Graphically
Solution#1:
Solve these equations simultaneously to find out
values ofxandythat satisfies both the equations
simultaneously
For that subtract equation 1 from equation 2 and
you get
(4x+y)(x+y)=800500
so3x=300
i.ex=100
withx=100equation 1 is
100+y=500
soy=400
So at(x=100,y=400)both equations are

Solving Linear Equations

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Cont.Solution#1:
That is if we plot the graph of both
equations then they will intersect at
that point.
To plot the graph rewrite the
equations as
1)y=500x
and
2)y=8004x
Take values of x as 0, 50 , 100 , 150 ,

Solving Linear Equations

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Cont.Solution#1:

Solving Linear Equations

Simultaneously
Problem#2:
Solve
x + y = 3 and
2x + 3y = 8

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Solving Linear Equations

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Solution#2:
(1) Isolate one of the variables ( x ) on one
side of one of the equations:
x+y= 3
Isolating x:
x= 3-y
(2) Substitute for the isolated variable in
the other equation:
2x+ 3y= 8
Substituting 3-y for x:
2(3-y)+ 3y= 8
This equation has only one variable, so we can

Solving Linear Equations

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Cont.Solution#2:
(3) Solve this equation for the other
variable, y:
2(3-y) + 3y= 8
Expanding the brackets:
6-2y+ 3y= 8
Simplifying:
6 +y= 8
Subtracting 6 from both sides:
y= 2

Solving Linear Equations

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Cont.Solution#2:
(4) Substitute the known value of y into
the equation for x derived in step 1:
x= 3-y
Substituting 2 fory:
x= 3-2
Therefore:
x= 1