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How do tree diagrams work? Consider: A bag contains 5 red counters and 3 blue counters. James draws a counter from the bag at random and keeps it. James then draws a second counter at random. What is the probability that James takes two red counters?

Tree diagrams can be used to work out probabilities when you have a combination of events happening. The end of the branch displays the outcome of an event and the probability of this event occurring is writ...
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How do I know when to use direct or indirect object pronouns?

Direct object pronouns are used to replace the direct object in the sentence. This is the object which has a verb done to it . For example: Doy el libro a Juan (I give the book to Juan). The book is the obje...
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How is the role of women portrayed in Pride and Prejudice?

Women are portrayed as follows:Elizabeth Bennett is unique in her wilful nature and dominance, which acts surprisingly as an attraction to men who propose (e.g. Fitzwilliam and Darcy) yet is a terror to her ...
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What is chemiosmosis?

If osmosis is the movement of water across a partially permeable membrane, then chemiosmosis is the same, but for chemicals. Let's consider the mitochondria, which has a double membrane envelope, and let's t...
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Anna has 4 cakes. Three of them are squares with sides of length x, and one is rectangular and measures 2 by (3x+2). The total area of all the cakes is 13. What is the length of x?

This I'd set as a higher tier GCSE problem.To begin with I'd draw the shapes so that it's clear what we're working with. Then I'd ask my tutee to work out the areas of the individual shapes--these will be x ...
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Answered by Callan P. • Maths tutor
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