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For a cuboid, the longest side is two units more than the shortest side, and the middle length side is one unit longer than the shortest side. The total surface area of the cuboid is 52 units². (a) Construct an equation to calculate the surface area.

First label all the sides with letters:longest side = amiddle length side = bshortest side = cNow convert the question into equation form: "the longest side is two units more than the shortest side&q...

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Answered by Eden H. Maths tutor
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Dipen and Nisha are planning a wedding reception. Nisha says, “I want to invite 70 guests.” Dipen says, “If we invite one-fifth fewer guests, we will save more than £500” Is Dipen correct?

Prices are: £40 per guest. Total cost reduced by 5% with over 60 guests. 

First, we work out the cost of Nisha's suggestion.

£40 x 70 guests = 2800

To find 5% ...

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Answered by Lily M. Maths tutor
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How do I solve a quadratic equation?

The best way to solve a quadratic function is to put brackets into the equation.

Start with an example

Find x when y=0 for the function 

y=x*2 + 5...

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Answered by Rosiered B. Maths tutor
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Rearrange the formula to make 'y' the subject: x = (1 - 2y)/(3 +4y)

Ok so we need to get 'y' by itself on the left hand side of equal sign. We will first try to remove the denominator by multiplying 'x' by (3+4y). This gives (3+4y)x = 1 - 2y.

We will then...

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Answered by Wajiha I. Maths tutor
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What is the highest common factor of 24 and 90?

To find the highest common factor of 24 and 90 we do this in three steps:
1. Find the prime factorisation of the two numbers. This means rewrite each given number as a product of onl...

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Answered by Joseph P. Maths tutor
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