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A farmer has 30 boxes of eggs. There are 6 eggs in each box. Write, as a ratio, the number of eggs in two boxes to the total number of eggs. Give your answer in its simplest form.

The question asked for the ratio between the number of eggs in 2 boxes and the total number of eggs. From the question we know that the total number of eggs is the same as the number of eggs in 30 boxes. Hen...
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There are 895 litres of petrol in Mr Turners petrol tank, he uses 19.7 litres of petrol a day. Estimate the number of days it will take him to use all the petrol in the tank.

895 is approximately 90019.7 is approximately 20 900/20 = 45 it will take approximately 45 days to use all the oil in the tank
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Solve the following equation: 7x + 6 = -5x - 42

First, we gather like terms: 7x + 5x = -42 - 6 This gives: 12x = -48Now we can divide both sides by 12 to solve for x: 12x/12 = -48/12This gives: x = -4
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Solve this set of simultaneous equations. 1. 4x+2y=12 2. 2x+3y=10

To solve simultaneous equations we need to make either the y coefficients or the x coefficients equal so that we can cancel them out. For this set of equations we are going to make the x coefficients the sam...
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Expand and simplify 3 (y + 4) - 2 (4y + 1)

3 (y + 4) - 2 (4y + 1)= 3y + 12 - 8y - 2= (3y - 8y) + (12 - 2)= 10 - 5y
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Answered by Rachel J. • Maths tutor
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