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A man buys a horse for £70. He then sells the horse for £80. He then buys back the horse for £90. Once again he sells the horse for £100. How much did the man make or lose? Or did he break even?...
The straight line L has equation 3x + 2y = 18 The point A has coordinates (0, 3) The straight line M is perpendicular to to L and passes through point A. Line L crosses the y-axist at the point B Line...
43 UK students were asked if they had visited France, Germany or Denmark. 10 students had been to France 1 student had visited all three countries 2 students had visited France and Germany but not...
A bag contains red and yellow sweets. Some of the sweets are fizzy. All the other sweets are bonbons. The ratio of the number of red sweets to the number of yellow sweets is 4 : 3 The ratio of the...
A year head teacher wants to put together some 'goody bags' to give out to pupils who have gone the extra mile. She purchases the following: 3 tins of Quality Street, each tin contains 124 items of...
A group of academics say they have identified fossilised sponges, corals, worm eggs, algae and more on the surface of Mars, and say life there may even be thriving today. “We have photos of fungi...
The diagram (see link below) shows 3 identical circles, each with radius 6cm. The centre of each circle is represented by A, B and C respectively, such that points ABC form a straight line. Calculate...
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I'm a bit rusty on maths. I need to work out how to divide any given rectangular shape into any given number of equidistant sections. I'm thinking of joists, for example in a roof - if I need to put...