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Gemma has the same number of sweets as Betty. Gemma gives 24 of her sweets to Betty. Betty now has 5 times as many sweets as Gemma. Workout the total number of sweets that Gemma and Betty have.

Number of sweets = xG=B Gemma and Betty have the same number of sweetsx=x 5(x-24) = x +24 Gemma gives 24 of her sweets to Betty. Betty now has 5 times as many sweets as Gemma.5x - 120 = x + 245x -x = 24 +...

Answered by Kate B. Maths tutor
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Simplify 23/5 into a mixed number fraction

23/5 = 4 and 3/5
5 goes into 23, 4 times with a remainder of 3. Therefore, 23/5 is equivalent to 4 and 3/5.

Answered by Jessica L. Maths tutor
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How do you know which circle theorems to use when answering a question?

Its okay to not know which theorem to use immediately when you look at a question. The best way to go about it if you are struggling is to recall all the ones that you do remember and deduce any angle eve...

Answered by Steven P. Maths tutor
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Find the solutions to this quadratic equation: 0 = 2x^2 - 5x - 3

First we need to factorise this quadratic. This will be in the form:

0 = (Ax + B)(Cx + D)
You can work this out the values of A, B, C and D by looking at the coefficients in the unfactoris...

Answered by Kathryn B. Maths tutor
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√ (6²+8²) = ∛(125a³) Find a.

6²= 36 8²=6436+64=100√ 100 =10Therefore, 100=∛(125a³)∛(125a³) =∛125 X ∛a³=5 X a =5aSo, 10=5aa=2

Answered by Sarah M. Maths tutor
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