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At a school number of boys : number of girls = 9 : 7 There are 116 more boys than girls. Work out the total number of students at the school.

B:G --> 9:7

Expressed as fractions of the whole group, boys are 9/16 of the group and girls are 7/16 of the group.

We can use algebra to work out the total group number. For our working, ...

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Answered by Dionne M. Maths tutor
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White paint costs £2.80 per litre. Blue paint costs £3.50 per litre. White paint and blue paint are mixed in the ratio 3 : 2. Work out the cost of 18 litres of the mixture.

The ratio given tells us that our paint mixture of 18 litres consists of 3 + 2 = 5 parts.

Each part therefore consists of 18/5 = 3.6 litre...

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Answered by Vicente O. Maths tutor
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what is the gradient and y intercept of the equation y=7x+7

gradient =7 y intercept = 7

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Find the roots of the equation y = 2x^2 + 5x + 2.

The root of an equation is a point where, when the equation is plotted on a graph, it crosses the x axis. The x axis is the line y = 0, so the roots can be found by setting 0 = ax2 + bx + c whe...

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Answered by Will U. Maths tutor
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Evaluate x^2 +2x -4 = 0

Using the quadratic formula (-b +- sqrt(b^2 -4ac))/2a we can sub substitute a = 1, b=2 and c = -4 to solve. The answer is x = -1 +/- sqrt(5)

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Answered by Adeolu C. Maths tutor
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