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  1. J

    Probablity Question Help

    ^ woot i was right. iii is pretty much just a question with an easy answer and a question you need to read carefully
  2. J

    Probablity Question Help

    i. (5/8) * (5/8) = 25/40 ii. (5/8) * (3/8) = 15/40 iii. if she selected at least 1 gold coin already that means there are 4 gold and 3 silver left. so that gives her a 4/7 chance right? not sure if my answers are correct but that's what i'd do
  3. J

    Trial Results and Papers

    yep! especially those people doing stuff like mx1 and 2 who're getting 90+
  4. J

    Trial Results and Papers

    sweet, i thought my english rank would have made that hard to do. also now our school ranks are locked in or whatever, is it good to try and boost people in your schools marks? that's just something i heard.
  5. J

    Trial Results and Papers

    english: 77/100 rank 103/153 2u maths: 75/100 rank 9/90ish physics 88/100 rank 1st in trial (not sure overall) definitely top 10/70 biology 78.5/100 (not sure about rank) definitely top 10/40 pdhpe 87.5/100 rank 2nd in trial (not sure overall) definitely top 10/40 school rank is like 27...
  6. J

    What to do?!?!?

    you just have to forget about it... teachers can be complete assholes. take for example my biology trial: we were told to give the possible genotypes of children with parents with genotype Tt and TT - answers were 50% TT and 50% Tt then we're supposed to give our PREDICTION for 3 children with...
  7. J

    Is cramming an effective study technique?

    i guess it depends on your definition of cramming as other people have stated. for my trials i had my notes ready and everything but didnt properly study until the day before. for example i didnt touch physics for 2 weeks, the day before i crammed all day and did a few past papers. got 87% in my...
  8. J

    How do you rate your school?

    the dregs of the year, those people who do badly at school - as far as i can tell
  9. J

    How do you rate your school?

    Name: Caringbah - lol come stalk meh Rank: 28 in 2011 Teachers: very good except for my english one (came from an exceptionally dumb school in SW sydney last year - no idea how she's in a selective school) Resources: Bit short on PD textbooks but for the most part we have very good resources...
  10. J

    Dr Pepper's "I had good ranks and screwed them with trials" Club

    hi 5 screwing up maths haha. not sure what my rank is but i was 7/90 before and definitely have dropped with the 75% i got :( Competing with 3U kids is not fun
  11. J

    what material for DNA model

    i used pipe cleaners with beads for the phospate/sugar and i wrapped sticky notes in a cylinder to represent the bases. twist the pipe cleaners together at the end if theyre not long enough :)
  12. J

    Biology HSC marking

    i wish it did :/ if it was a mathematical question it might?
  13. J

    Unfair or Fair Enough?

    that always ends up with other people losing marks :c Semi-related my first assessment task this year in maths i put something like 3.66(repeater) and lost a mark simply for not going 3.6(repeater) despite not saying it wanted it in simplest form :/
  14. J

    Trials

    why would they not accept it? bad reason?
  15. J

    Function of fish kidney?

    doesnt osmoregulation include releasing ammonia? that keeps the osmotic balance intact?
  16. J

    Formal Venue?

    ours is at: The Star Room Imax Cinema Complex $115 a person @.@ Includes: - 5 hours use of the venue (7pm -12am) - DJ + dancefloor - Security - Balloons - Chaircovers - Mocktails on arrival - Unlimited softdrink - 3 course sit-down dinner - "Couple shots" - Unlimited use of Photobooth with...
  17. J

    Feedback mechanism

    it will probably be a question like 'outline a temperature regulation measure in humans' or something like that. i've had probably 3-4 exams ask questions about homeostasis and never had to do more than 1 loop
  18. J

    If you receive marks you don't like, how do you make yourself feel better?

    this guys a winner^ i just look forward to my next marks. basically i just put it out of my mind and think about the exams which i did well in. if you don't think about it it doesnt exist!
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