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Write me a descriptive piece of writing.

I would then check the students piece of writing, pointing out the need for paragraphs. We could then brainstorm different adjectives they could have used. I would also tell them my trick to describe the ...

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Which is heavier, a ton of feathers or a ton of lead?

They're both the same. The feathers would take up a lot more space though! Feathers have a lower density than lead (i.e. for the same volume, feathers are less heavy). In practice, if you drop a tonne of ...

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Answered by Francis N. Physics tutor
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Joe buy a pack of 7 chocolate bars. The pack costs £5.97, Joe sells all 7 chocolate bars for 87p each. Work out Joes percentage profit to 2 decimal places.

7 x £0.87 = £6.09(6.09/5.97) x 100 = 102.01%so percentage profit is 2.01% to 2 d.p.

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Answered by Joel L. Maths tutor
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Why do we bother using surds?

Surds are exact - they can’t be rewritten as a decimal or fraction without introducing a rounding error. If we’re using numbers in a calculation, keeping them as exact as possible until we round to the re...

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Answered by Alice D. Maths tutor
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What are the roots of (2x-5)(x-3) = 0

First off, roots means solve for x. 0 multiplied by any number equals 0, therefore, either one of the brackets must itself equal 0.We can solve this by firstly setting 2x-5 = 0, and solving for x. (+ 5) t...

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Answered by Ankit G. Maths tutor
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