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Firstly, this is a classic GCSE question that crops up time and again, so it's worth making sure that you can expand brackets blindfolded and with your arms tied behind your back before you walk into the exa...

Firstly, to expand an equation like this, you must multiply the brackets by the number outside of the brackets. Make sure that you multiply every number inside the bracket by the number directly outside, and...

Eq1: 3x + 4y = 17 Eq2: 4x + y = 14 Eq2 x 4: 16x + 4y = 56 Subtract Eq1 from this to isolate x: 16x + 4y - 3x - 4y = 56 - 17 Simplify: 13x = 39 Solve for x: x = 3 Substitute x into Eq1: 3(3) + 4y = 17 9 + 4y ...

A tin contains red, white and blue beads in the ratio red:white:blue = x:2x:x^2 First we should find the total number of beads in the tin: x + 2x + x^2 = 3x + x^2 The number of blue beads is x^2 So the fract...

In a survey people had to choose either A, B, C or D. The percentage of people that chose B, C and D are shown here: B- 25% C- 35% D- 30% You are also told that 150 people chose B. How many chose A? So first...