Marcus du Sautoy uses combinations of peaches and plums and a set of scales, to show how simultaneous equations can be solved. This method didn’t appear in the West until the 19th century, but had ...

Simultaneous equations are two or more equations with two or more variables. They are simultaneous because they can be solved to give values for the variables that are equal in each equation. This is ...

Okay, so I know that as soon as someone tells me what method to use, I'm gonna instantly remember it, but right now, I can think of only 1 way to solve simultaneous equations, and that doesn't work so ...