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What is the difference between an explain and describe question?

If a question asks you to explain it wants you to say WHY something happens. Whereas if the question says describe it wants you to say WHAT happens. 

For example; DESCRIBE the short term effects of...

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A triangle has 3 angles of 60 degrees, (5y-40) degrees, and (2y+20) degrees. Show that the triangle is equilateral.

All the angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees.

Therefore, 60 + (5y - 40) + (2y + 20) = 180.

This can be simplified to 7y +40 = 180.

And simplified again to 7y = 140, which then m...

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Answered by Alex C. Maths tutor
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Billy wants to buy 10kg of the same oranges. Type A comes in bags of 1.25 kg and costs £1.50. Type B comes in bags of 5kg and used to cost £6.60 but are now 15% off. Which type is more worth it for Billy and how much does it cost?

For Type A: 10kg/1.25kg = 8 bags, therefore for 10kg it costs 8 x £1.50 = £12.00.

For Type B: 1 bag used to cost £6.60 but now has 15% off =>15% of £6.60 => £6.60 x 0.15 = £0.99 => So one ...

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Was könnte man machen, um die Umwelt zu retten?

Es gibt wirklich vieles, was man machen könnte, um die Umwelt zu retten, aber dafür braucht man Zeit und Motivation. Wenn möglich sollte man erstens versuchen, auf das Auto zu verzichten und stattdessen d...

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What is electrical current?

How much electrical charge has been transferred per second (from the relationship Q=It) charge = current x time.

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