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She was our maths teacher from 84 - 85 so only a year older. And I'd that just as this thread, Mac04 was always a few steps ahead of me. Nah. Solving the quadratic is just slotting the numbers in the formula x = -b ± √(b^2 - 4ac) / 2a. That's just a memory test, the clever bit is the first...

Actually, I think most people on here, myself included have got the answer wrong. We weren't asked to solve the equation but to prove it. And the pre-amble is vital in proving the formula. Here's the answer: There are 6 orange sweets and n sweets overall. So, if Hannah takes one, there is 6/n...

Well, I think that the exam board are being arses with this question. Yes, the quadratic is easy but why deliberately confuse students with the rest of the guff? The kids are stressed enough already without playing silly buggers.