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Bob buys a car for £120 after it is reduced by 20% in the sale. What was the original price of the car?

£120 is the price of the car after it has been reduced by 20%. This means that £120 is equal to 80% of the original price.2 ways to work this out:1) £120 = 80 % £ ? =100%therefore: £? = (120 x 10...

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Answered by Mary P. Maths tutor
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How can I solve reverse percentage questions?

A bag in a sale is reduced by 20%. It now costs £40. What was the original price? Solution 1: Using ratios and basic percentagesA good way to solve this problem is by thinking about what percentage is lef...

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Answered by Madeleine B. Maths tutor
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Expand (2x-1)(x+3)

Method 1: Foil method (each term of the first bracket are multiplied by each term of the second bracket, and hence the product have 4 terms before simplifying)(2x-1)(x+3) = 2xx + 2x3 - 1x -1<...

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Answered by Cherish N. Maths tutor
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How do I solve a simultaneous equation?

Simultaneous equations are a set of equations that have multiple common unknown variables such as two equations which both contain the unknowns x and y. To solve a simultaneous equation the trick is to ch...

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Answered by Lewis K. Maths tutor
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¿Qué te gustaría hacer en tu tiempo libre el fin de semana que viene?

Los fines de semana, suelo ir al cine con unos amigos. La semana pasada vimos 'Los Increíbles 2', que me encantó, y este fin de semana vamos a ver la segunda 'Mamma Mia'. El domingo es el cumpleaños de mi...

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Answered by Vanessa B. Spanish tutor
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