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How do I revise for a subject like History?

For a lot of people History is a really difficult subject to revise. From my experience, getting a really good basis of facts is the first step before you can discuss past paper questions in groups. Th...

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Answered by Laura B. History tutor
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How many points should I write for an essay?

Having a load of points does not always mean more marks, in fact sometimes it can mean the exact opposite. In my essays I always try to limit myself to about 3-5 points otherwise the points do not get the...

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How to write a brilliant piece of creative writing?

Whether you are looking for help with your coursework or exams, these simple tips will help you with your creative writing!
Typically creative writing pieces fall under the categories of:
- Narr...

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Answered by Diva D. English tutor
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A sequence increases by 5 each time and the first term is x. The sum of the first four terms is 54. Set up and solve an equation to work out the value of x.

The first term is x, and if it increases by 5 each time then the second term is x+5, third is x+10, and the fourth is x+15.

Adding these values together we get 4x+5+10+15, and this equals...

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Answered by Tom P. Maths tutor
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The work in an office takes 200 hours to complete every week. Each person in the office works 35 hours a week. What is the smallest number of people needed to complete the work?

To answer this question we need to divide the hours needed to complete work (200) by how much a person works a week (35). The key aspect of this question that catches people out is that when dividing 2...

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Answered by Tom P. Maths tutor
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