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eyeofsense

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um, get 85%+ correct ?
are you that dense ?

no, to get band 6, its 90+

i got bloody 85%!
5 more man!
So devostated!
but it was okay i guess.
did accelereated maths btw.
(that means i still gota do school cert this year for other subjects) <--- :(
 

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If I beat any of you guys you should be ashamed as I am a whole year younger. And probs more because I was born in february 97"
 

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no, to get band 6, its 90+
i got bloody 85%!
5 more man!
So devostated!
but it was okay i guess.
did accelereated maths btw.
(that means i still gota do school cert this year for other subjects) <--- :(
Not necessarily true.
Getting a band 6 in even Maths is possible with a raw mark from about anywhere between 82 and 89... The cut-off could be in the 80s.
Really depends on the performance of everyone and the BoS's decision for the cut-off mark.
 

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If I beat any of you guys you should be ashamed as I am a whole year younger. And probs more because I was born in february 97"
hahahahahahahahhah... i dont really care if you beat me. seriously, it's just the SC.
 

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Sarah eats a pizza in six minutes. Maria eats the same sized pizza in 12 minutes. How many minutes (as a fraction) will it take them to eat a pizza together.
 

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Sarah eats a pizza in six minutes. Maria eats the same sized pizza in 12 minutes. How many minutes (as a fraction) will it take them to eat a pizza together.
Sarah 1minute = 1/6 = 2/12
Maria 1minute = 1/12

therefore together in a minute they eat 3/12 of a pizza which = 1/4 of a pizza therefore it will take 4 minutes.

you ask for a fraction though, did i do something wrong?
 

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Sarah 1minute = 1/6 = 2/12
Maria 1minute = 1/12

therefore together in a minute they eat 3/12 of a pizza which = 1/4 of a pizza therefore it will take 4 minutes.

you ask for a fraction though, did i do something wrong?
seems right, but i remember this question in a past paper...
 

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If I beat any of you guys you should be ashamed as I am a whole year younger. And probs more because I was born in february 97"
Being beat by some one a year under you isn't something to be ashamed of.... just ask my whole district lol. I won my district's year 6 math competition in year 5. Was pretty funny.
 

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Being beat by some one a year under you isn't something to be ashamed of.... just ask my whole district lol. I won my district's year 6 math competition in year 5. Was pretty funny.
Ashamed was definitely the wrong choice of words. I was merely saying they should not get complacent with the 'easiness' of the questions because it will be embarrassing if someone potentially not as advanced as them at math is to beat them.
 

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Ashamed was definitely the wrong choice of words. I was merely saying they should not get complacent with the 'easiness' of the questions because it will be embarrassing if someone potentially not as advanced as them at math is to beat them.
I wouldn't think of it that way. I'd just be like meh. some people are smarter than others. Fact of life =P
 

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Sarah 1minute = 1/6 = 2/12
Maria 1minute = 1/12

therefore together in a minute they eat 3/12 of a pizza which = 1/4 of a pizza therefore it will take 4 minutes.

you ask for a fraction though, did i do something wrong?
i double confirmed with my nerdy sis that the answer is 4mins
 

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First of all good luck SCers 2011! Do not worry, your journey has only begun. I would think you should treat this test seriously and all the best!
 

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