Let's look at two different methods for expanding double brackets. Question 1 asks you to expand the brackets 2𝑥 add 8 multiplied by 𝑥 subtract 3. Let's use the grid method for this one. In a grid ...

Simplify \(6:1.5\). A room has to be painted blue and yellow in the ratio \(2:3\). Express the proportion of the room that has to be painted in each colour as a fraction. There are five parts in this ...

The following excerpt is from Richard Koch and Greg Lockwood’s book Simplify. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Vary performance -- make more (or less) powerful Improve quality Add new ...