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3 teas and 2 coffees have a total cost of £7.80; 5 teas and 4 coffees have a total cost of £14.20. Work out the individual cost of one tea and one coffee.

The question can be written algebraically, as:(a) 3t + 2c = 7.80(b) 5t + 4c = 14.20To work out the individual costs, we need to make one of the sets of variables equal. We can do this by multiplying the e...

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Find the value of 'x' and state which angle on triangle ABC is smallest. A = right angle, B = 2x + 30, C = 2x

Where the angles of a triangle A+B+C = 180 degrees, then if follows that (where A = 90, B = 2x + 30, C = 2x):180 = 90 + 2x + 30 + 2x180 = 120 + 4x60 = 4x15 = xTherefore, it follows that A = 90, B = 60, C ...

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Write 870,000,000 in standard form

The decimal point needs to move to the left as the number is larger then 10 so the power of 10 in the answer will be positive.870000000.87000000.8700000.870000.87000.8700.870.87.8.7The decimal point moves...

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Cylinder A has the volume 8π cm^3 and the height 2 cm. Cylinder B is a similar shape with a volume of 216 cm^3. i) find the linear scale factor. ii) find the surface area of cylinder B

i) Linear scale factor cubed = volume scale factor = V_B/V_A= 216π/8π = 27 LSF³=27 LSF = 3 ii...

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Edexcel November 2016 1H Maths. Q27

The sphere has radius 6 cm. The solid cylinder has a base radius of 3cm and a height of h cm. The total surface area of the cylinder is twice the total surface area of the sphere. Work out the ratio of th...

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