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Solve the simultaneous equations: 8x + 2y =46, and 7x + 3y = 47

Whenever we have two equations with two unknowns (x and y) to solve simultaneously, we can try to substitute one equation into the other. If we were to multiply every term in equation 1 by 1.5, then we wo...

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Answered by Thomas C. Maths tutor
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simplify 7(3y-5) - 2(10 + 4y)

Working on the left hand side of the expression, we have to distribute the 7 taking into consideration the negative sign. So, 7 multiplied by 3y= 21y and 7X-5= -35. Simplifying the right hand side,being c...

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Answered by Jenany K. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify (2x + 5) (3x - 2)

The importan thing to remember is that each part of both of the brackets must be multiplied by each part of the other bracket (the word 'expand' meaning multiply when the brackets are next to one another)...

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Answered by Emily G. Maths tutor
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One of the teachers at a school is chosen at random. The probability that this teacher is female is 3/5. There are 36 male teachers at the school. Work out the total number of teachers at the school.

This is a 3 marks exam question from the 2016 summer exam with the Edexcel board. The topic tested here is probability. We are given that the probability of having a female teacher is 3 out of 5. This mea...

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Answered by Eitel M. Maths tutor
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Can you solve 18-7x < 12-3x ?

In order to solve this formula, you would need to collect similar terms to the same side and then simplify to work out the value of 'x'. We can do this by collecting all the 'x' terms to one side first, t...

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Answered by Blessing F. Maths tutor
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