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How should I approach my GCSE maths paper?

The way that papers are set is that you usually can allow just over a minute for each mark. This means if a question is 6 marks, it should take about 6 minutes to answer. It is generally a good idea to be qu...
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simultaneous equations - 2x + y = 7 and 3x -y = 8

there are a few main ways to solve simultaneous equations: find an equal like term. In this case y and add or subtract the two equations together to isolate one of x or y. Another way of solving simultaneous...
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What is the value of x if x^2 - 3x +2=0?

This question can be difficult to see where to start, but can be quite easily solved once you realise what you have to do Firstly, let ax 2 + bx + c =0. If this is also true, a=1, b= -3, and c=2. Firstly, fi...
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Make X the subject of the equation (9x-7)/3 = 8y

To start solving a question like this you want to do it in a set of steps: Step 1: Get rid of the division. To do thsi you need to do the opposite function. The opposite of division is multiplication so you ...
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Rearrange the following, making c the subject: (3c + b)/2 = c + a

Rearranging is one of the trickier topics in GCSE maths, however as long as you follow it through step by step you shouldn't have a problem. The question asks you to make 'c' the subject. This means you need...
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