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#1276 2013-08-26 21:50:18

mandy jane
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Re: Mandy Jane's Corner

hi bob bundy mandy here could you point me to some past papers so i can have a go please? like today please?

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#1277 2013-08-26 23:47:43

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I'm sending one as a pdf in an email.

The time of sending is about 12.58.

Let me know that it has arrived.

Bob


Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob smile

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#1278 2013-10-30 21:37:58

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hi steveb mandy newland here sorry i have not been on here but had a lot of things to sort out ok? i have sent you an email about this ok? hope you are ok hope bob bundy is ok to? hope we can get back to maths now i have got myself sorted out? send email or leave message on here please please get back as i miss are chats ok?

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#1279 2013-10-31 01:13:49

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Hi Mandy. I have sent you an email. Welcome back.

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#1280 2013-10-31 03:50:47

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hi stevb mandy here i will on here tomorrow night  around  7.00pm ok will you be there? send me message now and let me know please

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#1281 2013-10-31 03:51:46

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That is fine by me.

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#1282 2013-10-31 03:53:30

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see you on here at 7.00pm torrow then?

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#1283 2013-10-31 04:00:18

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Okay bye.

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#1284 2013-11-01 06:58:38

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Hi.

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#1285 2013-11-01 07:40:53

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hi steve b mandy here sorry it is a bit later then i said? can you send me a mixture of question to do please? hope you are ok?

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#1286 2013-11-01 07:42:15

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Karen and Lisa have earned £400 in total.
It is to be split into a ratio as follows:
Karen gets £2 for every £3 Lisa gets given.
That is to say a 2 : 3 ratio.
How much is Lisa paid ?
(a) 240
(b) 133
(c) 200
(d) 180

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#1287 2013-11-01 07:42:44

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hi steve b send me the question and i will have them done for you tomorrow ok?

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#1288 2013-11-01 07:43:16

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That was one to try I can make up a few more a bit later and send them by email.

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#1289 2013-11-01 07:46:29

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hi steve is the answer(c) 200 am i right

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#1290 2013-11-01 07:47:45

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No that is not the right answer. What was your method for that ?

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#1291 2013-11-01 07:49:13

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hi steve b can you should me what to do then?

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#1292 2013-11-01 07:50:55

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I was hoping for this method:

(1) First divide the total of £400 into 5 equal parts. £400 / 5 = £80
(2) Then give 3 of them to Lisa: £80 x 3 = £240

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#1293 2013-11-01 07:52:50

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Notice that Karen gets £160, and that £160 + £240 = £400
This is a useful checking method for ratio questions.

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#1294 2013-11-01 07:53:16

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ok do you have aother that i can try please?

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#1295 2013-11-01 07:54:27

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Try splitting £400 into a 3:1 ratio

How much does each person get ?

Let us say that Gary has the 3 and Mike has the 1 in this case.

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#1296 2013-11-01 07:57:31

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400 / 4 = 100

300 x 1 = 300
am i right or not

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#1297 2013-11-01 07:58:23

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Yes provided you get them the right way round that is correct. In a real question you would have to give the
named people if the question asked this. In a real question the English would be clearer - I wrote that in a rush....

Another one before I forget it £210 is to be split into a 2:5 ratio.
The five parts are to go to Peter and two parts of it are to go to John.

How much does John get given ?
How much does Peter get given ?

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#1298 2013-11-01 08:02:41

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210 / 5 = 42
42 x 5 = 210 is peter
42 x 2 = 84 is john
am i right or not?

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#1299 2013-11-01 08:04:09

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Now look at what you have written and do this: Add together the two amounts - do they add up to £210 ?

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#1300 2013-11-01 08:09:31

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I am getting £294 as the total: Something has gone wrong the total is higher than the total of £210

You did not divide by a high enough number.... (try again perhaps ?)

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