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    This document discusses solving simultaneous linear equations through three puzzles involving balancing scales and counting birds. The first puzzle involves balancing symbols B, C, and A on a scale. The solution is that B and C, represented as As, balance 9 As on the left side. The second puzzle subtracts symbols on one scale from another to determine that 2 pentagons balance 1 up-arrow. The third puzzle uses two pictures involving clouds, suns and birds to determine that three clouds should have 6 birds based on the equations derived from the pictures.

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    This document discusses solving simultaneous linear equations through three puzzles involving balancing scales and counting birds. The first puzzle involves balancing symbols B, C, and A on a scale. The solution is that B and C, represented as As, balance 9 As on the left side. The second puzzle subtracts symbols on one scale from another to determine that 2 pentagons balance 1 up-arrow. The third puzzle uses two pictures involving clouds, suns and birds to determine that three clouds should have 6 birds based on the equations derived from the pictures.

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    This document discusses solving simultaneous linear equations through three puzzles involving balancing scales and counting birds. The first puzzle involves balancing symbols B, C, and A on a scale. The solution is that B and C, represented as As, balance 9 As on the left side. The second puzzle subtracts symbols on one scale from another to determine that 2 pentagons balance 1 up-arrow. The third puzzle uses two pictures involving clouds, suns and birds to determine that three clouds should have 6 birds based on the equations derived from the pictures.

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    SOLVING SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS

    Puzzle (1)

    What should be on the left of the scale ?

    Puzzle extracted from Mensa Mind Workout, Josephine Fulton, Carlton Books Ltd, 1999.

    Explanation of Puzzle (1)


    Use Substitution Concept to equate symbols 3A = B = 2 B = 2 X 3A = 6 A So C = 6A = Balance with B + C on left side Substitute B and C with As so we have

    B + C = 3A + 6A = 9A
    What should be on the left of the scale ? Answer : B & C is balanced by 9 As on the left side of the scale

    Puzzle extracted from Mensa Mind Workout, Josephine Fulton, Carlton Books Ltd, 1999.

    Puzzle (2)

    Puzzle extracted from Mensa Mind Workout, Josephine Fulton, Carlton Books Ltd, 1999.

    Explanation of Puzzle (2)


    Subtract the symbols (on both sides of the balance) shown on the top left balance from the top right balance.

    The remaining 2 pentagons is balanced by 1 up-arrow.

    Answer We used need

    2 pentagons is balanced by 1 up-arrow Elimination - take away other symbols, leaving the ones we

    Puzzle extracted from Mensa Mind Workout, Josephine Fulton, Carlton Books Ltd, 1999.

    Puzzle (3)
    According to the first two pictures, how many birds should the three clouds have?

    Picture 1

    Picture 2

    Picture 3

    Puzzle extracted from Mensa Mind Workout, Josephine Fulton, Carlton Books Ltd, 1999.

    Explanation of Puzzle(3)
    Picture 1

    2 Clouds 1 Sun 7 birds 2x + y 7

    2x y 7 units

    Picture 2

    1 Cloud 1 Sun 5 birds -

    x y 5 units 5

    Picture 3

    x+ y

    3 Clouds ? birds 3x -

    3x
    ? units ?

    Puzzle extracted from Mensa Mind Workout, Josephine Fulton, Carlton Books Ltd, 1999.

    Puzzles
    Picture 1

    2x + y = 7 . Eqn 1 x+ y = 5 .Eqn 2

    Picture 2

    By Elimination ie. Take away the sun, cloud and 5 birds in Picture 2 from Picture 1 Eqn 1 - Eqn 2 : 2 .Eqn 3

    Picture 3

    (1 cloud - 2 birds ) =32 = 6

    So

    3x

    Answer : 3 clouds have 6 birds


    Puzzle extracted from Mensa Mind Workout, Josephine Fulton, Carlton Books Ltd, 1999.

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