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How do I rearrange and make y the subject in equations such as "(y/4) - X = 1"?

The aim is to finish with an equation that looks like "y = .....". We want Y and X on separate sides.The main thing to remember is that whatever you do to one side of the equation, you also do t...

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Answered by Dulcie S. Maths tutor
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A class of 10 students all complete a maths exam. Their marks are as follows: 67, 82, 48, 36, 55, 95, 19, 49, 62 and 73. Find the mean, median and range.

First let's start with the mean, the formula for the mean is: (Sum of terms)/(amount of terms). We know the amount of terms is 10 as this is in the questions, to find the sum of the terms we add all the m...

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Answered by George A. Maths tutor
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Solve the equation: x^2+7x=-12

The first step for this question is to rearrange the equation to get the right hand side equal to 0.x^2+7x+12=0Next, we have to try and factorise this equation. We do this by considering what two numbers ...

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Answered by George A. Maths tutor
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All tickets to the movie theatres cost the same price. Jessica and Thomas pay £84 together. Jessica pays £38.5 for 11 tickets. How many does Thomas Buy?

Firstly, you form the question into an equation. for example, J + T = 84. We know Jessica paid £38.50, so now we can add that to the equation. 38.50 + T = 84. Now that we have does this we move the 38.5 t...

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Answered by Kate P. Maths tutor
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Solve (5 - x)/2 = 2x – 7

(5 - x)/2 = 2x - 7, 5 - x = 2(2x - 7), 5 - x = 4x - 14, 5 + 14 = 4x + x, 19 = 5x, 19/5 = x

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Answered by Fraser B. Maths tutor
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