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The normal price of the pair of shoes is £28. In a sale the price is reduced by 35%. What is the new price of the shoes?

If you take £28, what is 10% of 28? 2.8 So what is 30% of 28? You would do 2.8 x 3... which is? 8.4 And what is 5% of 28? You would half 2.8...so 1.4 Now add together 30% of 28 and 5% of 28... this gives ...

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Answered by Seyta D. Maths tutor
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Solve x^2 = 4(x – 3)^2

To solve this equation we need to firast expand it. 

x2=4(x-3)2

To do this we first expand the brackets. Remeber anything squared means times i...

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Answered by Annabel M. Maths tutor
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how do you factorise a quadratic where there is a number in front of the x squared?

All quadratic equations have the form ax2 + bx + c.

If you take the equation: 2x2 + 4x + 2

In this example a=2, b=3 and c=2

In order to factorise wha...

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Answered by Sagar M. Maths tutor
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How do I simplify 10/(3 root5)?

To simplify this fraction, you must rationalise the denominator (lower half of the fraction) to get rid of the surd. A surd is an irrational number that cannot be simplified further to remove the square r...

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Answered by Laura S. Maths tutor
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How do I solve 3x-4=x/2

So we are solving to find x. Our first step is to make sure everything is written in whole numbers (we need to get rid of that fraction). To do this we multiply both sides of the equation by 2, we have to...

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Answered by Laura M. Maths tutor
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