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Elimination Method of Finding Solution of a Pair of Linear Equations

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Car A travels km for every litre of petrol, while car B travels ( + 5) km for every litre.

If car A uses 4 litres more than car B in covering the 400km, write down an equation in and solve it to determine the number of litres of petrol used by car B for the journey

32 litres

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16 litres

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8 litres

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10 litres

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12 litres

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Solution

The correct option is B
16 litres

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Car A travels km for every litre of petrol, while car B travels ( + 5) km for every litre. If car A uses 4 litres more than car B in covering the 400km, write down an equation in and solve it to determine the number of litres of petrol used by car B for the journey

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Car A travels km for every litre of petrol, while car B travels ( + 5) km for every litre.

If car A uses 4 litres more than car B in covering the 400km, write down an equation in and solve it to determine the number of litres of petrol used by car B for the journey

The correct option is B
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