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There are green and red counters in a bag. There are 30 counters in total. The ratio of red to green counters is 1 : 5. There are 5 red counters in the bag. How many green counters are in the bag?

There are 30 counters in total in the bag. If we visualise the ratio as there being x red counters and 5x green counters, we find that there are 6x counters in total in the bag, and thus we can conclude t...

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Answered by Jack S. Maths tutor
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A truck travels 110 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed of the truck?

Speed is equal to the distance divided by the time, so this will be our calculation. In the question, the distance is given in miles and the time in hours, so the speed should be in miles per hour...

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Answered by Veer S. Maths tutor
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x^2+10x+6=0 Find x

Quadratic formula. x=(b+-SQRT(b^2-4ac))/2a substitute. x=(10+-SQRT(100-416))/21 simplify. x=5+2SQRT(19)/2ORx=5-2SQRT(19)/2

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Answered by Arthur N. Maths tutor
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Find the angle z in the following triangle.

< RIght angled triangle with sides of length 8mm, 5mm and h. Unknown angle z denoted.Use SOH CAH TOA in trigonometry to label the triangle accordingly, then find that 'tan' is to be used. Finally, use ...

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Answered by Abul Qasim A. Maths tutor
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James is 7 years older than Kate. Sam is twice as old as James. The sum of their ages is 77. Find the ratio of Kate's age to James' age to Sam's age.

Kate's age = xJames age = x + 7 Sam's age = 2x + 14sum of age = 77 Therefore x + x+7 + 2x+14 = 774x + 21 = 77 4x = 56 x= 14 ratio = 14:21:42

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Answered by Danial B. Maths tutor
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