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How can I solve simultaneous equations?

There are many options, but substitution is the one we will go through for this example first. Lets say you have 3x+4y = 10 and x+2y = 6In this case substitution would be easiest because you have a singul...

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There are 11 counters in a bag. 8 of them red, 3 of them green. Neville takes 2 counters from the bag. Work out the probability that Neville takes one counter of each colour.

8/113/10=24/110=12/553/118/10=24/110=12/55
Probability = 24/55

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What is 700 million in standard form?

The number 700 million can be written out in its longer form of 700,000,000.We know that a number in standard form is written in the form of a x 10ⁿ, where a is a number greater than or equal t...

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Find the equation of a straight line given two of its points (1,3) and (-2,5). Write your answer in the form y = mx + c.

There are two main steps required to find the equation of a straight line: Finding the gradient of the line AND the slope intercept

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In a class of 28 students, the average height of the 12 boys is 1.58 metres. The average height of the class is 1.52 metres. What is the average of the girls?

If we take x to be the total heights of the all the boys (1.58 * 12) be x and y to be the total height of all the students (1.52 * 28) then we may define the total heights of the girls, z, as y – x. If we...

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