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- TOPICS: LINEAR EQUATIONS and QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
- LEVEL: FORM 1
- SOURCE: KCSE 1999 PAPER 1, QUESTION 1(b)
- Marks: 2
QUESTION
Skills Tested:
- Algebra (simplifying expressions)
- Arithmetic (basic operations)
worked out Solution:
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