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Provide one reason why a business may decide to create a sales forecast.

One reason a business may decide to create a sales forecast is the fact that it can help a bank decide whether it should lend money to a business. Many banks and lenders like to see evidence or at least a...

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Issy goes to buy some fruit. She has been told by one friend that 2 apples and 3 bananas costs £3.80. She has been told by another friend that 5 apples and a banana costs £3.65. what are the individual costs of an apple and a banana?

To solve this we form two simultaneous equations. To make things easier lets denote apples as A and bananas as B. So this means we can write the above information in two equations like so: EQ1) 2A + 3B = ...

Answered by Kieren H. • Maths tutor

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What is close reading, and where do I start?

Close reading is really all about noticing things- noticing how the poem has been put together, and the specific choices the poet has made which have led to the finished piece. W...

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Two simultaneous equations are given as 2x + y = 5 and 3x + y = 7. Find the value of x and y.

The unknowns of x and y are the same in each equation, allowing us to combine the two in order to find out their values.The substitution method can be used in most cases if the coefficient is the same wit...

Answered by Megan H. • Maths tutor

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What characteristic ion can denote the difference between an acid and an alkali and give an example?

For an acid the formation of a hydrogen ion denotes it as being acidic.HCL -> H+ + CL-Where as for an alkali the formation of a hydroxyl ion denotes is as being alkaliNAOH -> Na+ and OH-

Answered by Scarlett K. • Chemistry tutor

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