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Basic Math/Questions Answered by Expert Scarlett
| Subject | Date Asked |
| math ( 4th grade) | 3/7/2008 |
| Q: The mean(average)weight of 7 students is 72 pounds. what is the mean weight of these 7 students and ... A: I can tell you how to work it out, yes. If 7 students = 72 pounds, then that's 504 pounds ... | |
| 4th Grade Probability | 2/28/2008 |
| Q: I am purposing to help my fourth grade son with probability. The question is if you toss a coin and ... A: Basically, the way to do it, is to write the possible outcomes in a table. It's hard to tell you how ... | |
| business calculations | 2/19/2008 |
| Q: Joe bought 1kg of marbles in which 3/8 were orange,1/3 were red ,1/8 were green and the rest were ... A: Okay so, thewhole lot of marbles is equal to 1. So, 3/8 + 1/3 + 1/8 + yellow marbles = 1 Right, so ... | |
| basic maths | 2/17/2008 |
| Q: i have my exams coming up in march and although i have been getting extra help in maths and during ... A: I'm afraid I can't really help you there. However, the best thing to do its buy a revision guide, ... | |
| percent of increase and decrease | 2/14/2008 |
| Q: here is my question find the percent of increase from 4000 to 8500 A: Sorry it's taken so long to reply. I don't know your maths skills, so I'm going to show you how I ... | |
| percentage to fraction | 2/12/2008 |
| Q: i have tried but still dont understand this how to change percentage to fraction e.g 20% = 1/5 how ... A: You have to make the bottom of the fraction 100. So, then the percentage is the same as the top of ... | |
| Parent trap | 2/6/2008 |
| Q: I am a parent in need of help Im not very good at math and now my 4th grader is behind I try to ... A: Okay. so we need to find 5/6 of 18. First, let's find 1/6. To find 1/6, we just divide by six. So ... | |
| math question | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: A & B complete there work together in 5 days if A works twice of his speed & B at half of his speed ... A: Okay we need to use algebra. I don't know how good your maths skills are so I'm just going to write ... | |
| College Math 1 | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: A truck can be rented from Basic Rental for $50 per day plus $0.20 per mile. Roadrunners charges $20 ... A: I don't know anything about your maths skills, but this is how I'd do it - if you need it ... | |
| i have a question | 1/20/2008 |
| Q: how do you write this fraction in simplest form? 15/21 A: Okay you need to find number that can be multiplies to get each number. So, what can you divide 15 ... | |
| math-depreciation paper question | 1/19/2008 |
| Q: A company bought a new truck. each year the value of the truck depreciates by 20%. The value of the ... A: Okay obviously I don't know your maths skills so I'm going to assume you know some stuff. If I say ... | |
| Division errors - elementary school | 1/5/2007 |
| Q: I recently started to help a 5th grader in my neighborhood with brushing up on her multiplication ... A: Hmm there really is no answer apart from practice - get her to keep practising a lot. Also, make ... | |
| Convert repeating decimals to fractions | 12/19/2006 |
| Q: How do I convert .233333333333333333333 (repeating) to a fraction. My teacher tells me the answer ... A: okay it's difficult to explain stuff like this, so anything you don't follow let me know. Any number ... | |
Basic Math
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Scarlett
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Expertise
I have a lot of patience and explain things well. I will answer questions from all ages in an appropriate way.
Experience
I have studied maths for 11 years.
Education/Credentials
GCSE in maths.
A level in maths.
A level in further maths.
Currently undertaking degree in accounting.
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