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Liv and Laura win a lottery of £350,000 and decide to split their winnings according to the ratio 3:4. Work out how much each person receives.

the total number of parts of the ratio is 3+4 = 7. liv will therefore receive 3/7 parts of the total amount, so liv will get 3/7 x 350000 = 150,000Laura will receive 4/7 parts of the total amount, so laur...

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Answered by Abigail P. Maths tutor
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A triangle has sides of length 8 cm, 10 cm and 14 cm. Work out the size of the largest angle of the triangle. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

Utilising the cosine rule: c² = a² + b² - 2abcosC, substitute in the given lengths. We therefore get that 14² = 10² + 8² − 2 × 10 × 8 × cosA . Expanding this expression we then get that 196 = 164 - 160cos...

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Answered by Josephine K. Maths tutor
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3 teas and 2 coffees have a total cost of £7.80. 5 teas and 4 coffees have a total cost of £14.20. Work out the cost of one tea and the cost of one coffee.

Make x= Tea and y= CoffeeTherefore 3x + 2y = 7.80 (1) and 5x + 4y = 14.20. (2)Want either x or y to be equal for both equations- therefore make (1) 6x + 4y = 15.60 (3)“Same signs subtract” so do (3) - (2)...

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Answered by Adaeze C. Maths tutor
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There are 60 students on a school trip. Each student is either one of, vegan, gluten free, or neither. 27 students were girls. 9 girls were gluten free. 21 students were vegan. 8 boys were vegan. 4 boys were gluten free. How many boys had no dietary's?

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Answered by Ella C. Maths tutor
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How do you factorise?

Factorising is taking an expression of some sort and simplifying it down to its component parts so that they are presented in the simplest way possible. For example, take the expression (15pq + 10pqr). Fi...

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Answered by Karan P. Maths tutor
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