P6 / Henry Park / 2020 / SA2 Prelims / Paper 1 – Q24 [2 marks]

Question:

Ellie had $(y+7). Flora had $4 less than Ellie.
Gloria had $2y more than Flora.
(a) Find the total amount of money the three girls had in terms of y.
Express your answer in the simplest form.
(b) Given that the three girls had a total of $33, find the value of y.

Solution: