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One of the teachers at a school is chosen at random. The probability that this teacher is female is 3/5. There are 36 male teachers at the school. Work out the total number of teachers at the school.

So we know that 3/5 teachers in the school are female, and we also know that 36 teachers are male. 

The first thing to note is that if 3/5 are female, that leaves 2/5 to be male. This is because al...

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Answered by Ellen A. Maths tutor
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When do you use the perfect tense as opposed to the imperfect tense?

In general, the imperfect tense is used to describe uncompleted actions whereas the perfect tense is applied when an action is complete. 

  1. The imperfect explains what happened with no referenc...
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Answered by Phoebe M. French tutor
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Describe the difference between the function of an effector and receptor, giving an example of each.

Receptors are specialised cells used to detect, stimuli or even convert stimulus in to an impulse. They are usually found in sense organs like the eye, which has light sensitive receptors known as retina,...

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Answered by Hadijat L. Biology tutor
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Differentiate sin(x)cos(x)

let sin(x)=u , let cos(x)=v

du/dx = cos(x),   dv/dx = -sin(x)

d[sin(x)cos(x)]/dx = v.du/dx + u.dv/dx

= cos^2(x) - sin^2(x)

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Answered by James D. Maths tutor
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The probability a student in a school wears glasses is 3/7. There are 164 students who DON'T wear glasses. Find the number that wear glasses.

The probability they wear glasses is 3/7, which means the probability they don't is 1-3/7=4/7. This means 164 students make up 4/7 of the school. To find the number that wear glasses we need to find how m...

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Answered by Alice R. Maths tutor
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