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I find the percentage questions really hard, how do I answer the questions that will come up in exams?

Percentages are a common way you can use maths in every day life. That's why, at GCSE level, there are a lot of questions that put the skills into the context of a real-life problem. Let's use an example, Ni...
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Answered by Sahar E. • Maths tutor
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Nicky buys a blender. 20% VAT is added to the price of the blender so Nicky has to pay £180. What is the price of the blender with no VAT added?

£180 / 120 = 3 / 2 = £1.50£1.50 x 100 = £150answer = £150
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Answered by Sahar E. • Maths tutor
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The complicated questions in algebra are really confusing me and I can't seem to be getting the right answers.

In algebra, like every topic that is covered in GCSE Maths, there is a set method that you should follow and this will always help you to solve the question. The complicated algebra questions are ones that t...
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Answered by Prannay R. • Maths tutor
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The circle c has equation x^2+ y ^2=1 . The line l has gradient 3 and intercepts the y axis at the point (0, 1). c and l intersect at two points. Find the co-ordinates of these points.

The equation for a line is y(x)=ax+b.Because it intersects the y axis at x=0 at y=1y(x)=b=1a is equal to the gradient of the function so the line is given as y(x)=3x+1In order to get the two intersections we...
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Why does Romeo seem to love Rosaline and then very quickly love Juliet? (Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, play taught at GCSE)

This is a really good question that's answer is central to the the plot of Romeo and Juliet. I agree that it does seem surprising that after spending a great deal of the first four acts of the play exclaimin...
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Answered by Alice F. • English tutor
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