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Outline the major stages of cell cycle.

The cell cycle is comprised of two distinct phases; Interphase and Mitosis. The cell is typically in interphase of 95% of its life and mitosis/division for the remaining 5%.During interphase the cell's nu...

Answered by Max K. • Biology tutor

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What are the possible human causes of climate change?

Arguably, the primary anthropogenic cause of climate change is the use of fossil fuels, which emit greenhouse gases. These gases can act negatively in the atmosphere by creating a 'blanket Earth' where ra...

Answered by Annalisa H. • Geography tutor

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Alex designs a game for people to play, using two fair five-sided spinners. A person wins the game when both spinners land on the same letter. People pay 40p for each game they play. The prize for a win in £1. Is she likely to raise money?

In order to raise money, we need the average number of wins to be smaller than the average number of losses by at least a factor of 0.4.
The average number of wins will be the number of games multipl...

Answered by Megan L. • Maths tutor

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Sam works for £14 per hour. When Sam works more than 8 hours a day, he is paid overtime for each hour he works more than 8 hours at 1½ times his normal rate of pay. Sam worked for 12 hours. Work out the total amount of money Sam earned.

Find the wage received from normal rate= 8x14=112. We then find the wage received from working overtime by finding the number of extra hours worked (12-8=4) multiplied by the overtime wage of (1½ x14= 1.2...

Answered by Joseph C. • Maths tutor

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A quarter circle has a radius of 8, calculate the area giving your answer in terms of pi

area of a circle = pi x radius^2
64pi/4 = 16pi
Student must be aware of the equation for the area of a circle and that they must divide by 4 to get the answer here

Answered by Sam D. • Maths tutor

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