Maths equations help please
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Maths equations help please
Please could someone help by explaining and giving the answer.. just cannot get my old head round this one to aid my daughter..
James plays football for his school team. He scores a goal (S) every third match (M) he plays. Which equation represents this information?
S=M
S=3M
M=S-3
S=1/3M
S=M-3
James plays football for his school team. He scores a goal (S) every third match (M) he plays. Which equation represents this information?
S=M
S=3M
M=S-3
S=1/3M
S=M-3
Re: Maths equations help please
S=1/3M
Scores every 3rd match, so after 3 matches 1 goal, after 6 matches 2 goals etc..
Scores every 3rd match, so after 3 matches 1 goal, after 6 matches 2 goals etc..
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Re: Maths equations help please
not so easy to see it like that - if written s=m/3 it is clearer. I suppose what they mean is s=(1/3)*m
Re: Maths equations help please
Thank you both so much.
If you have the time would you kindly explain what S=3M would mean in comparison.
cheers
If you have the time would you kindly explain what S=3M would mean in comparison.
cheers
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Re: Maths equations help please
s=3m would mean 3 goals per match
ie 3 matches = 9 goals
ie 3 matches = 9 goals
Re: Maths equations help please
quite a trucky worded algebra type question for a 10yr old..more scholarship type question at the indies??