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There are n sweets in a bag. 6 of the sweets are orange. The rest of the sweets are yellow. Hannah takes a sweet from the bag and eats it. Hannah then takes at another sweet. The probability that Hannah eats two orange sweets is 1/3. Show that n²-n-90=0

P(2 orange sweets) = P(orange sweet) * P(orange sweet)

(6/n) * (5/(n-1)) = 1/3

30/(n(n-1)) = 1/3

90 = n(n-1)

90 = n2-n

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What is the quadratic formula and how do I use it?

The quadratic formula is a way of solving quadratic equations of the form: ax2+bx+c=0. By plugging in the values a,b and c into it, the solutions for x can be obtained:x = [-b +/- sqrt(b2<...

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How is frequency density calculated?

Frequency divided by class width

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y is proportional to x^2. When y is 75, x is 5. Find a formula for y in terms of x

y is proportional to x2 so this means y = A*x2 for some constant A.

When y = 75, x = 5. Put these values in the formula above to find A:

75 = A*25

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A table has diameter 130cm. What is the area, as a multiple of Pi

Since the diameter is 130cm, the radius is half of this, so it is 65cm

Area is Piradius2. This means the area is Pi(65cm)2

This means the area...

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