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There are 14 boys in a class and 16 girls. The Mean height of the class is 1.6m, the mean of the girls is 1.5m what is the mean height of the boys?

Mean for all students: (the sum of all the heights)/total number of students = (the sum of boys+sum of girls)/30 = 1.6sum of boys and girls = 1.6 x 30Mean for girls: (the sum of all the girls' heights)/to...

Answered by Caitlin J. Maths tutor
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Solve the two simulatneous equations x^2+y^2=18 and x-y=3

             1) X2 +2Y2= 18 2) X - Y = 3   Rearrange 2) in the form X=3-Y then substitute in to 1); (3-y)2 +2Y2=18, this is your new equation 3 9+3Y+3Y+Y2+2Y2=18 3) 9+6y+3Y2= 18 Divide equation 3) by 3 3 ...

Answered by Rebecca C. Maths tutor
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Amanda and Wim share some money in the ratio 2:5. Wim receives £115. Calculate how much money was shared?

First, you need to find value of one part. We can see that Wim who has a share of 5 parts gets £115. So, 5 parts is equivalent to £115. Therefore, value of each part is 115/5 = £23. Now,...

Answered by Saeideh N. Maths tutor
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rearrange c=(4-d)/(d+3)

c = 4-d/d+3 x d+3 = c(d+3)= 4-d = cd +3c= 4- d = cd+d=4-3c. = d(c+1)=4-3c = d= 4-3c/c+1

Answered by Verina Y. Maths tutor
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There are 12 counters in a box, 5 red and 7 blue. 2 counters are taken out at random without replacement, what is the probability that they are the same colour?

We need to consider two possibilities, you could either pick out two blues or two reds. To find the total probability we work it out for each individually and then add them together. We can find the proba...

Answered by Christopher R. Maths tutor
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