Koh Fang Yong's answer to 寒冰's Primary 5 Maths Whole Numbers Singapore question.

done {{ upvoteCount }} Upvotes
clear {{ downvoteCount * -1 }} Downvotes
Koh Fang Yong
Koh Fang Yong's answer
5 answers (Tutor Details)
1st
Let x be the unknown length of ribbon A.
Let y be the unknown length of ribbon B.

Proceed to come up with the equations 1 and 2(refer to the picture)

Substitute 1 into 2 so that you will only have one unknown variable.

Proceed to solve :)