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Insert one pair of brackets so that this calculation is correct; 3 x 6 + 5 - 1 = 32

3 x 6 + 5 - 1 = 32
Without any brackets the answer to the calculation would be 22 following the rules of BIDMAS (Brackets, Indices, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction)

Answered by Kate E. • Maths tutor

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Bag A contains £7.20 in 20p coins. Bag B contains only 5p coins. The number of coins in bag B is three-quarters of the number of coins in bag A. How much money is in bag B? (in £s)

We have been told that there is £7.20 in bag A, to simplify this, you can begin by turning this into pennies as well. So we have 720p in bag A. We need to know how many 20p coins this is, so we will divid...

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Solve the inequality 6y + 5 > 8

Begin by taking the 5 over to the other side. In other wise take 5 away from both sides. This leaves you with 6y>3. Next divide both sides by 6. Hence the final answer will be y>3/6 which simplif...

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Which has greater area? A parallelogram with base length 10cm and perpendicular height 6cm, or a circle of diameter 8cm.

The question requires you to work out the area of the two shapes individually and then compare your answers to see which is greater.Firstly, to calculate the area of the parallelogram you must recall the ...

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