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Solve the inequality 6y + 5 > 8

Begin by taking the 5 over to the other side. In other wise take 5 away from both sides. This leaves you with 6y>3. Next divide both sides by 6. Hence the final answer will be y>3/6 which simplif...

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Answered by Riya T. Maths tutor
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Which has greater area? A parallelogram with base length 10cm and perpendicular height 6cm, or a circle of diameter 8cm.

The question requires you to work out the area of the two shapes individually and then compare your answers to see which is greater.Firstly, to calculate the area of the parallelogram you must recall the ...

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Answered by Sam W. Maths tutor
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Solve 8(x + 3) = 36

In this question (taken from a non-calculator higher level GCSE maths past paper), we want to find an answer x=?

Ultimately we want to leave 'by itself...

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Answered by Kathryn P. Maths tutor
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There are 7 white socks and 4 black socks in a drawer. Two socks are taken out at random without replacement. Work out the probability that the two socks are the same colour

The probability of pulling out two socks of the same colour is n/m*(n-1)/(m-1) where n is the initial number of that type of sock and m is the total number of socks in the drawer. The reason that we ta...

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Answered by James B. Maths tutor
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A circle has a radius of 4cm. An isosceles triangle has a base of 8 cm and a height of 12 cm. Which shape has the greatest area?

When reading a question try to pick out the important information, and don't get thrown off with unnecessary words like isosceles.

A circle has a radius ...

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Answered by Emma A. Maths tutor
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