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Renee buys 5kg of sweets to sell. She pays £10 for the sweets. Renee puts all the sweets into bags. She puts 250g of sweets into each bag. She sells each bag of sweets for 65p. Renee sells all the bags of sweets. Work out her percentage profit.

To find the percentage profit, we must first find the amount of money she receives from the sale of the bags of sweets.This is equal to the number of bags sold multiplied by the sale price of each bag.The...

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Determine the coordinates of the intersection point(s) between the line y = x^2 + 4x - 8 and y = - 2x - 17

Step 1 - Label y = x² + 4x – 8 as equation 1 and y = - 2x – 17 as equation 2.Step 2 - In this particular question it is easier to eliminate the y variable from both equations, as they are both...

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What should be included when analysing poetry?

When analysing poetry, it is essential to consider not only the language features present, but also the structural devices employed by a poet. This will make your analysis more comprehensive; often studen...

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Homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant internal environment i) Explain how shivering helps to regulate body temperate. ii) Explain how sweating helps to regulate body temperature (4 marks)

i) Explain how shivering helps to regulate body temperature. Shivering stops body temperature from falling when the external environment is cold (1)Shivering increases muscle contraction (1) Heat is gener...

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Solve (2x^2 - 3x - 14)/(x^2 + 6x + 8) = -6/(x+3).

LHS: Factorise numerator and denominator, which gives:((2x - 7)(x + 2))/((x + 2)(x + 4))Cancel out (x + 2), gives:(2x - 7)/(x + 4)Multiply both sides by (x + 4)(x + 3) to cancel the denominators, gives:(2...

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