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There are 720 boys and 700 girls in a school. The probability that a boy chosen at random studies French is 2/3 The probability that a girl chosen at random studies French is 3/5. Work out the number of students in the school who study French.

The probability that a boy chosen at random studies French is 2/3. This is also a proportion. It says that for every 3 boys, you can say that 2 of them will study french. It is also close to 66% as it can...

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how to solve a quadratic inequality

in the case you have ax²+bx+c>n where a,b,c and n are all real integers (non fractions, ration numbers that can be +ve or -ve) use the quadratic formula [-b+/-(b²-(4c))^1/2

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A is (2, 12) and B is (8, 2) Calculate the midpoint of AB.

Find the difference between the x co-ordinates and divide by two, apply the same principle to the y co-ordinates
Answer: (5,7)

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Solve the simultaneous equations: 6x + 3y = 42 4x + 7y = 38

6x + 3y = 42 => y = 14 - 2x (1 method mark)4x + 7y = 38 (substituting in y) => (1 method mark) 4x + 7(14 - 2x) = 384x + 98 - 14x = 38-10x + 98 = 3860 = 10x => x = 6 (1 answer mark) => y = 14 -...

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What are surds and how do I use them ?

Surds are irrational numbers, (numbers which cannot be expressed as fractions), and normally shown as a number instead a square root, but the number itself isn't a square. For example root 3 is a surd, wh...

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