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There are 720 boys in a school and 700 girls. The probability that a girl chosen at random studies french is 3/5 and the probability that a boy chosen at random studies french is 2/3. What is the total number of students in the school that study french?

The probability that a girl chosen at random studies french is 3/5. This means that out of 700 girls at the school, three fifths (3/5) girls study french. To find out how many girls study french we must find...
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'How does the writer use language here to convey Mr Fisher's views on books and stories of the past in this extract from Joanne Harris' short story Jigs and Reels?

The writer uses animal imagery whilst lamenting the profoundly positive impact books and stories have had on his life. He says the stories 'ran like gazelles and pounced like tigers'. The writer's use of sim...
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'How does the writer use language here to convey Mr Fisher's views on books and stories of the past in this extract from Joanne Harris' short story Jigs and Reels?

The writer uses animal imagery whilst lamenting the profoundly positive impact books and stories have had on his life. He says the stories 'ran like gazelles and pounced like tigers'. The writer's use of sim...
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How does the author present the character in this extract?

This question is asking you to focus on a particular character within an extract from a novel or a play. As you are looking at just an extract and not the whole text, you need to be specific in your analysis...
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Solve by factorisation. 3x^2 + 11x – 20 = 0

Factorisation is a skill learned through a lot of practise. For questions with a coefficient of x, I like to use the 'House Method'.Step 1 - multiply the coefficient of x 2 with the constant. =3*(-20)=-60Ste...
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