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Fully simplify: (y^2 x y^5) / y^3

(y²x y⁵) / y³ When multiplying, the indices must be added together, therefore y² x y⁵ = y²⁺⁵ = y⁷ (y²x y⁵

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Increase £160 by 45%.

If £160 = 100%, the number we are trying to find (let's call this X) equals 145%. (Place numbers in 2x2 grid) 100% £160 145% X Multiply the two diagonal numbers together, then divide by the number ...

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Simplify: 2x + 6y + 2y - x

Collect like terms 2x - x +6y +2y 2. Simplify like terms 2x - x = x 6y+2y=8y 3. Write final answer x + 8y

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We have a parallelogram with sides of 8cm and 5cm and an angle of 140 degrees, calculate the length of two diagonals

We would first like to work out the size of all the angles which have not been give, as one angle is 140 degrees we know the angle opposite to it is also 140 degrees due to the symetry of the shape. The t...

Answered by Thomas O. • Maths tutor

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If one shop has melons for sale on a buy one get one free offer at £2 a melon with each melon weighing 2kg, and a second shop offering melons at 30p per kilogram. Which shop is the best value for money?

Firstly you would analyse the cost of the melons in the first shop per kg. So you could buy 2 melons for £2 because they're buy one get one free and each weighs 2kg so therefore you're getting 4kg of melo...

Answered by Faye B. • Maths tutor

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