GBQ questions 40 and 48

[stormin]

Any help with the two above questions would be most welcome.  Simultaneous equations do not seem to work ie 2x + 3y =56  3x + 3y = 84  2x + 6y =107 would appear to be the equations?  Or have I got it wrong as usual?

I cannot get anything regarding the cricketer.  His nationality or a rough time span would be a help.

[boaw]

What are the questions, please?

[CT]

These three simultaneous equations together don't work. I get a different value of x for each of the three combinations of equations. Are they all supposed to be in the same question? If they are sim. eqn's then they don't work, unless I am missing something.

[THECORBYLOON]

I'm confused now. I worked out the answer using simultaneous equations and the figures were correct. I couldn't find the bit paper I used and now it doesn't tally. I must have made a mistake and arrived at the answer by chance.

[Marsh]

Subtracting Equation 1 from Equation 2 gives x= 28, y  = 0, which won't fit Equation 3. And that is as much help as is possible from the information given.

 

Not giving the full questions is denying you the help of all those ABers who aren't doing the quiz themselves.  Tell us more!

[issy]

I concur with those asking for the question.
Pointless posting an incomplete question.

[kev100]

This is the question.


40. If GIGLI weighed 56k, and CARUSO weighed 84k, and BJORLING weighed 107k, then logically how much does PAVAROTTI weigh

[currie]

Never mind equations, it's not a mathematical solution. Think of the alphabet, one way or another

[hotrocker]

So where can we get this quiz then? Is it online?