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There are only 7 blue pens, 4 green pens and 6 red pens in a box. One pen is taken at random from the box. Write down the probability that this pen is blue.

First calculate the total number of pens in the bag by adding together the amounts of each different colour.7+4+6=17Since there are 7 blue pens to chose from out of a possible 17, the probability of choos...

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Answered by Olivia R. Maths tutor
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Jenny has 3 stacks of coins - A B and C. Altogether the coins equal £1.30. Stack B has 3 times as much money has Stack A. Stack C has 2 times as much money as Stack B. How much money is in Pile C?

3 Stacks of coins - A B CAltogether the stacks add up to 130 pence (let's work in pence so its not too confusing). So, A+B+C=130pStack B has 3 times as much money has Stack A. So B = 3A...

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Answered by Mayurey K. Maths tutor
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1: x = 2, 2: y = x + 5 -> Solve this pair of simultaneous equations.

A set of simultaneous equations most commonly represents two lines on a graph, or perhaps a circle, with a line running through it. When you solve a set of simultaneous equations, its important to remembe...

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Answered by Eddie B. Maths tutor
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Solve 2(x+4)=4x-6 for x

The first thing to do is to multiply out the brackets. You treat each side of the equation separately. You do this by multiplying each value in the bracket by the number outside the bracket.2x + 2

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Answered by Jasmine L. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify (x-3)(2x+4y)^2

The first step is to expand the (2x+4y)^2 bracket. Start by writing out (2x+4y)(2x+4y) and multiply out. A simple way to do this is by using the 'foil' method - multiply the 'first' terms in each bracket,...

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Answered by Ella M. Maths tutor
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