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how do ratios work

ratios are just fractions not written in fraction form, for example 8:9 ratio just means the first value is 8/(8+9) and the second value is 9/(8+9)if a question says that in a ratio of green apples to red...

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Answered by Minahil S. Maths tutor
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Solve this equation: x²-x-6=0

This equation can be solved by factorisation. Start off with brackets : (x )(x ) =0. We need two numbers that multiply to give 6 and add/subtract to give 1. Start off with 1 and 6. They multiply to give 6...

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Answered by Eadaoin D. Maths tutor
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The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 60cm. The lengths of its sides are in the ratio 3:4:5. Work out the area of the triangle.

Draw out a diagram of a right angled triangle. As the lengths of the sides of the triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5, start off by saying each side is 3cm (a), 4cm (b) and 5cm (c) respectively, with 5cm bein...

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Answered by Eadaoin D. Maths tutor
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Solve x^2-5x+6=0

We can factorise into (x-3)(x-2)=0 to get x=3 and x=2 as solutions for this equation.

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Answered by Thomas M. Maths tutor
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Simplify the following fraction - Numerator = 2(8-k) + 4(k-1) Denominator = k^2 - 36

The first task is to multiply out the brackets in the numerator. By doing this, we find that the numerator is equivalent to "12 + 2k". We should now simplify the denominator. We can convert it i...

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Answered by Matteo L. Maths tutor
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