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Lewis wins £360 in a prize draw. He gives 15% to charity and puts 3/8 into his savings. The rest he uses to buy a bike. How much of the money has Lewis got left for this bike? Note: do not use a calculator

10% of £360 is £36. Therefore 5% of £360 would be £18 (half of the 10% figure). Added together, 15% of £360 would be £54. 1/8 of £360 is £45 (half £360 three times), therefore 3/8 would be £135 (£45*3). £...

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Answered by Lewis B. Maths tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equations x^2 + y^2 = 9 and y = 3x + 3

y2 = (3x + 3)2 = 9x2 + 18x + 9

x2 + 9x2 + 18x + 9 = 9

10x2 + 18x = 0 (root a: x = 0)

5x + 9 = 0 (root b: x = -1.8)

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Answered by Alistair R. Maths tutor
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How would you increase 400 by 7%

First, we'd want to find out what 1% of 400 is. If 400 is the total number, that would make 400 the whole 100%. In order to find out 1% we'd want to divide the number by 100 which is 4. Now that we know 1...

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Answered by Tharani T. Maths tutor
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Find the exact length of side A in the triangle and give you answer in the simplest form. (It is a right angled triangle. Side C is (6+√(3)) and side B is (3 + 2√(3)).

a2 + b2 = c2    (Pythagoras' Theorem) 

a2 + (3 + 2√(3))(3 + 2√(3)) = (6 + √(3))(6 + √(3))    (Expanding brackets)

a2 + 9 + 6√(3) + 6√(3...

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Answered by Rebecca A. Maths tutor
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I want to buy 1 litre of milk. My options are to either buy 250ml bottles for £1 each or 500ml bottles for £1.50 each. Which is the cheapest way for me to buy 1 litre of milk?

If you were to buy 250ml bottles you would need four meaning - 250 x 4 = £1 x 4 = £4.

If you were to buy 500ml bottles you would need two meaning - 500 x 2 = £1.50 x 2 = £3.

Therefore it is ...

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Answered by Emily M. Maths tutor
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