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I know the formula, but I don't understand it.

A thorough understanding of all the mathematical formulas prescribed in the subject specification is crucial for your survival in the no-mans-land of the maths exam, where your examiner tries his best to ...

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Answered by Le L. Maths tutor
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Bill buys 8 identical cricket balls. The total cost is £169.04 Work out the total cost of 19 of these cricket balls. (Calculator allowed).

Start by identifying the cost of one cricket ball: £169.04 ÷ 8 = £21.13 Next multiply this by the number of cricket balls he wants to buy: £21.13 x 19 = 401.47 The total cost of 19 cricket balls is £401.4...

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Answered by George J. Maths tutor
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Core 1 question: Draw the graph "y = 12 - x - x^2"

I always found drawing graphs one of the hardest parts of maths - especially in C1 where you cannot use a calculator to help you. So, I used some simple rules to find key parts of the graph which would si...

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Answered by Tess H. Maths tutor
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Solve x^2 > |5x - 6|

We need to split the problem into two cases to remove the abs sign. Case 1: 5x - 6 >= 0, equivalent to x >= 6/5. In this case the problem is now to find the values of x that satisfy x2 &g...

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Answered by James H. Maths tutor
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There are 300 students at a school who have been asked to attend assembly. 1/10 students are sat on chairs, 85% of students are sat on the floor, the rest do not attend assembly. How many students did not attend assembly?

300 x 1/10

= (300/10) x 1

= 30 students sat on chairs

85% of 300 

= (300/10) x 8.5

= (30 x 8) + (30 x 0.5)

= 240 + 15

= 255 students sat on the floor

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Answered by Jonny D. Maths tutor
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