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We should begin by multiplying out the brackets. Firstly, multiply each term in the first bracket with the first term in the second bracket: x times x equals x² and -2 multiplied by x is equal ...

3:2 means there are 5 parts. So 18 litres can be divided by 5, and the price of each part worked out individuallly.

18 / 5 = 3.6

To work out how much the white paint costs: 3.6 x £2.80 = £10...

When dealing with questions to do with expanding brackets, you must multiply every term in one bracket with all the others in the second bracket. So for this question, we can see we have 4 terms in total:...

Say you had two equtions to solve simultaneously.

Example 1: x + 5y = -7; 2x - 2y = 10

Multiply one of the equtions so that one of the variables has the same coefficient. In this example, I ...

Solving simultaneous equations allows you to identify at which point on a graph two lines intersect. For example, take the straight line -x + y = 2 and parabolic curve y= x²  Firstly, let's re-...