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Question 30(a): Let x be the price of one pencil (in Ksh). A pen costs Ksh 4 more than a pencil. i) Write an expression for the price of one pen. ii) Write an expression for the price of one pencil.
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Question 30(a):
Let be the price of one pencil (in Ksh).
A pen costs Ksh 4 more than a pencil.
i) Write an expression for the price of one pen.
Price of one pen =
ii) Write an expression for the price of one pencil.
Price of one pencil =
Question 30(b):
The question states: "Above and hence solve for x."
However, no equation is provided in part (a) or explicitly stated in part (b) that allows us to solve for . Without an equation,
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