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3kg of meat costs £54, Nina buys 2 kg of the meat. Work out how much Nina pays. (non-calculator)

I used ratios in this context3kg : £54Using this ratio to work out the price of 2kg 2kg: £? To get from the number '3' to '2', I have to divide 3 by 3, then multiply it by 2So, using this same method (as ...

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work out 20% of 14000

First work out 10% of 14000.You do this by dividing 14000 by 10 as this will than be a 10th of 14000 and therefore 10%14000 divided by 10 = 1400as the question asks for 20% you will need to add another 10...

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Simplify fully (3x^2-8x-3)/(2x^2-6x)

Simply factorise both expressions and cancel out the common denominator until left with a fully simplified fraction.the top expression becomes (3x+1)(x-3) and the bottom becomes 2x(x-3). Therefore, (x-3) ...

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Solve the simultaneous equations 2x + 3y = 6 - 3x and 5x + 6y = 10 - y.

Step 1: First it is best to rearrange the to simultaneous equations to have the unknown variables on one side and the constants on the other: 5x + 3y = 6 and 5x + 7y = 10.Step 2: Next is to notice that bo...

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(b) In 2013, the price for each unit of electricity was 13.5 cents. Over the next 3 years, this price increased exponentially at a rate of 8% per year. Calculate the price for each unit of electricity after 3 years

answer = 17.01 cents

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