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Bob and Bill have 50 sweets to share in the ratio 4:6 respectively. how many do they each get?

so first you add the two ratio, so 4+6 = 10. So now we know that we have 10 parts that we can give out. One part is equal to 50/10 = 5, one part has 5 sweets. so bob gets 4 parts, 4 x 5 = 20 and bill gets 6 ...
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A right-angled triangle has side lengths of 4cm and 3cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?

If u can recall the formula for Pythagoras’ in a right angle triangle. Its a^2 + b^2 = c^2 , where C is the hypotenuse. As you can tell from the question , we have been given 2 sides. Now you will need to lo...
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Divide 270 in the ratio 3:2:1

As you can see from the question there are 6 parts that 270 needs to be divided by. One sixth of 270 is equal to 45 and so one of the parts is equal to 45. To get the ratio, you have to simply multiply the a...
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Solve the simultaneous equation- 2x+8y=10 and 3x+2y=5

Firstly, lets name each equation A and B- this will help us later. If I told you what x was, you would be able to use either equation to find y- easy! so lets first find one unknown (x or y) then use that to...
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Solve for X and Y: 2y + x = 7; 3y - x = 8

x=1, y=3; Firstly, rearranging for x in the first equation: x = (7-2y); Substitute this into the second equation: 3y - (7 -2y) = 8; Expand: 3y -7 +2y = 8 (watch negative) 3y +2y = 15 Therefore, 5y = 15 and y...
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