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Daniel and Mohammed buy concert tickets for £63. All the concert tickets are the same price. Daniel pays £24.50 for 7 tickets. How many tickets does Mohammed buy? .

24.5 Divided by 7 = 3.5.63-24.5= 38.538.5 Divided by 3.5 = 11

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32sqrt 2 = 2^a, find the value of a

Ok so this is a typical exam questions worth around 3-4 marks depending on which exam board you are sitting with.To start solving this problem, we are looking for 2 to the power of "something" -...

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Write x² + 4x -16 = 0 in the form (x+a)² - b = 0. Solve the equation giving your answer in surd form as simply as possible.

x² + 4x -16 = 0 (x+2)² -20 = 0 We note that the coefficient of x2 is 1 and the coefficient of x is 4. Therefore we say the that square is (x+2). This leaves us with an additional 4 from this ex...

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When is an arrangement a combination, and when a permutation?

An arrangement is a permutation when we care about the order of the elements in it, and a combination when we do not. So if we are for example choosing a group of 3 people from 10 students, we do not care...

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When do we add and when do we multiply probabilities?

We add probabilities when the corresponding events are alternatives, e.g. P(rolling a 4 on a pair of dice) = P(rolling a 1 and a 3) + P(rolling a 2 and a 2). These are mutually exclusive events which can'...

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