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Sean wants to go on holiday. He is going to get a loan of £ 720 to help pay for the holiday. Sean will have to pay back the £ 720 plus interest of 15 %. He will pay this back in 12 equal monthly installments. How much money will Sean pay back each month?

Sean is lent £720. He has to pay back all of this, plus the extra 15% interest. So first you have to find 15% of £720: 10% is £72, 5% is £36, therefore 15% is £72 + £36 = £108. The total amount he has to pay...
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What do the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg symbolise in The Great Gatsby?

The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are really an advertisement for an eye doctor; they feature on a billboard that overlooks the valley of ashes, a desolate area through which the characters in the novel mus...
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The number of uniform spherical balls that can be produced from a given mass of lead is inversely proportional to the radius of the ball cubed. If 2744 balls can be made when the radius is 1mm, how many balls can be made when the radius is 1.4mm ?

So first we need to write down the proportionality relationship the question states. If we let n be the number of balls and r be the radius of the balls we can say n (proportional symbol) 1/r 3 . We can turn...
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How should you approach unseen poetry?

As with any exam task, you should balance using your own ideas to engage critically with the text with, maintaining a strong focus on the requirements of the question. Before you start, ensure that you have ...
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What is homeostasis and explain two ways in which the human body is able to reduce its temperature when it is too hot as an example of homeostasis.

Homeostasis is defined as a process to maintain a constant internal environment. There are multiple ways in which the body is able to maintain a constant internal temperature such as; 1. Sweating ; there are...
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