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I buy a car from a dealership for £3500. The car depreciates in value for every year I own it. What is the value of the car after I have owned it for 18 months if it depreciates at a rate of 5 percent?

This is a compound interest problem. Here we have to put 18 months in terms of years. There are 12 months in a year, so 18 months is a year and 6 months.
6 months is half a year, so 18 months repres...

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Answered by Lauren M. Maths tutor
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In triangle XYZ: XZ = 10 cm; YZ = 8 cm; cos Z = 1/8. Calculate the length of XY.

We can use the cosine rule to determine the lenght of XY.
XY2 = 102+82-2108cos ZXY2 = 100+64-180(1/8) = 144XY = 12

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Answered by Vencel H. Maths tutor
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Factorise this equation and then solve for x) 2x^2 - 3x-2

Do 2x -2 = -4List these factors Choose two of those factors which equal to -3x, in this case 1 and -4 (or the other way around)Rewrite the equation as 2x2 + x - 4x -2, then factorise this in tw...

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Answered by Ellen C. Maths tutor
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Solve x^2-6x+8=0

To solve this equation we must first factorise it. To do this we initially write two brackets containing x equal to zero like this (x )(x )=0.Then we want to identify the other part of our bracket. Th...

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Answered by William S. Maths tutor
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A trader buys 6 watches at £25 each. He scratches one of them, so he sells that one for £11. He sells the other 5 for £38 each. Find his profit as a percentage.

Percentage profit = (profit/original )x 100

To find the profit; £38x5+11 - (6x£25) = £51

Percentage profit = (£51/6x25)x100 = 34%

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Answered by Idris N. Maths tutor
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