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What is 45% of 60?

I would ask the student what they understood of percentages and if they understood the relationship between fractions and percentages. I would explain that 1% of a value is the same as 1/100 of a value...

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Answered by Sophie N. Maths tutor
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x^2 + y^2 + 10x + 2y - 4xy = 10. Find dy/dx in terms of x and y, fully simplifying your answer.

x2 + y2 + 10x + 2y - 4xy = 10

Start by differentiating both sides by x, the terms not containing y are differentiated normally, x2 becomes 2x, 10x becomes ...

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Answered by Guy L. Maths tutor
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Paul travels from Rye to Eston at an average speed of 90 km/h. He travels for T hours. Mary makes the same journey at an average speed of 70 km/h. She travels for 1 hour longer than Paul. Work out the value of T

As distance is equal to speed multiplied by time, the distance Paul has traveled is 90 multiplied by T, or 90T.
As Mary is making the same journey, she travels the same distance. The distance she...

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Answered by Guy L. Maths tutor
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How do I simplify a surd?

To simplify a surd, remember thatsqrt(a*b) = sqrt(a)sqrt(b)If either a or b are square numbers, you can simply write its square root. Hence, to simplify a surd, you must look for any ...

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Answered by Hayden M. Maths tutor
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What are simultaneous equations and how do I solve them?

E.g you have 2 equations and have to set them equal to each other. 
2x + 3y = 6 
-3x +  y = 2

multiply first equation by 3, second by 2 to get
6 x + 9y = 18
-6 x +...

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Answered by Susanne K. Maths tutor
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