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Frank, Mary and Seth shared some sweets in the ratio 4:5:7. Seth got 18 more sweets than Frank. How many sweets were shared in total?

If you add 4+5+7 = 16, you can consider that Frank gets 4/16 of the sweets, Mary gets 5/16 and Seth gets 7/16. This because for every 4 sweets Frank gets, Mary gets 5 and Seth gets 7.

If there are ...

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Answered by Adam P. Maths tutor
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make a the subject of p = (3a+5)/(4-a)

so step 1) remove the denominator by multiplying (4-a) by p. Therefore obtaining p(4-a) = 3a+5. step 2) multiply out to get 4p-ap = 3a+5 step 3) have all the a's on one side, and non a's on other side. th...

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Answered by Jamie W. Maths tutor
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Chinese characters seem so overwhelming and unlike any other language, what is the best way for me to learn them?

Chinese characters appear to have little correlation at the start and because there are so many of them, they are hard to get your head round. Repetition is key to learning characters. it seems obvious, b...

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Answered by Lily M. Mandarin tutor
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Analyse the themes of sex and marriage in John Donne's 'The Flea'

‘The Flea’ is an erotic poem composed in the Elizabethan period, in the metaphysical style of writing. The sexual, unconventional content in contrast with the traditional iambic meter sets up the poem’s p...

HE
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Sound waves are longitudinal. Describe a longitudinal sound wave.

There are two types of wave: longitudinal and transverse. It's really important to learn their properties as this is a very common question. The main thing to remember is longitudinal waves have oscillati...

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Answered by Isabel S. Physics tutor
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