Thanks heaps. But I'm not sure whether I understand the working out towards the answer. The answer seems right I just don't get how you got there.
In particular "6x + 10x + 5x / 30 = x - 18 (through LCD and all that)"
=S may have to elaborate a bit as I haven't done maths in a long time...
I am assuming that they are given away from the original number of apples as the question states:
"Eric had a box of apples. He gave 1/5 to so and so, 1/3 to someone else and a 1/6 to another person. There were still 18 apples remaining in the box. How many apples were there originally?"...
I have just started a degree in primary teaching and we have to pass a maths test to get in and on the sample test papers this question had me stumped, it is probably very simple to do I just cannot remember how to do it.
So and so gave away 1/5, 1/3 and 1/6 of his apples, 18 apples remain. So...
the whole paper was great! the westernisation question was the only one that had me just blabbering on about nothing.
Popular culture q. a) was so good! Allowed you to talk about everything really. And Equal. and Difference q. a) was also great! Very general.
It's over!! WOO! Burn tonight =D
yeah, i said dept of housing too. I said that in the multiple choice forum.
I think it was an alright exam. Although I don't know if I wrote enough for the social impact 15 mark question - roles and responsibilities or something, only a few pages of bs.
What groups did everyone choose in the...