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A group of 55 students were asked if they had a cat or a dog. 11 were known to own both, 18 said they owned only a dog, and 34 said they owned at least a cat. Give the probability that a student has neither as a fraction in its simplest form.

ANSWER = 3/55

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Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x+y=11 and 2x+y=8.

First we want to eliminate of one these variables in order to solve the equations. We need to identify which variable has the same coefficient- in this case, it is y. So, we subtract the two equations fro...

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The probability of pulling out a coloured counter from a bag is shown below: Green=0.2. Purple=0.15. Black=0.3. Pink=?. What is the probability of pulling out a pink counter?

When we have a probability question with multiple possible outcome as we have here (the multiple possible outcomes are pulling out a green, purple, black or pink counter) the probabilities of all of these...

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Solve 3x²+6x-7=0 by using completing the square method. Leave your answer in surd form.

This is a question which is simply asking you to solve a quadratic. There are three main ways to do this; quadratic equation, factorising into brackets and completing the square. As the question specifica...

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Derive the quadratic formula form the general quadratic equation

Write the general quadratic equation : ax2+bx+c = 0 Need to solve for 'x' using completing the square method. 1 - Divide through by 'a' in order to get into a form which we can complete the squ...

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