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Expand this bracket: 2(3a + 5)

2(3a + 5) :

First you have to multiply everything inside the bracket by the number outside the bracket: = 2 x 3a + 2 x 5 or = (2 x 3a) + (2 x 5)

This can then be simplified to give the answe...

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Solve: 5x - 11 = 3x +3 for x

Step 1: Identify Variables: 5x, 3x, Step 2: take the smaller one to other side with change in sign: 5x-3x-11= 3 Step 3: Take constants to other side with change in sign: 5x-3x = 3 +11 Step 4: Simplify on ...

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For what value of "radius r" is the perimeter of a circle equal to its area?

Quickest Way:

Put Area = Circumference

Pi x r x r = 2 x Pi x r

Using Cancellation of equations,

r = 2

Important: Trial and error takes time - Cannot do while doing a gra...

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Mr. A divided our cake so I got 2/5th of it. If remaining cake was divided equally among 5 more friends so each got 150g, what was the weight of full cake?

3/5 of Cake = 5 x 150 g, Cake Weight = 5/3 x 750 g = 1250g

Important, it is not required to calculate the weight of cake given to you. The inverse of "remaining" fraction can directly giv...

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There are 45 pupils in a class, 1/9 travel to school by train, 2/5 travel to school by car, 2/9 take the bus. Find how many students walk

First the number of children that travel by train can be found by dividing 45 by 9 to give 5. Since we know that double as many take the bus, as 2/9 is the double of 1/9,5x2=10 children take the bus. Then...

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