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#1 Re: Help Me ! » Help with a maths conundrum homework » 2011-02-16 08:05:47

Thank you Bob.  I didn't think of it as algebra and now that you have said that, i've worked it out as:

1x + 5x = 6x

48 / 6 = 8

John has 8 oranges.

Thank you very much.

#2 Help Me ! » Help with a maths conundrum homework » 2011-02-16 07:21:35

CherryDrop
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Hello - i have a problem to solve for my homework but i am not sure how to do it.  Can anyone tell me how i work this out please.

Jane and John have 48 oranges between them.  Jane has 5 times more oranges than John.  How many oranges does John have?

Thank you very much,

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