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Write about the ways Seamus Heaney uses nature in at least one poem

Seamus Heaney utilises nature frequently in his poems as a vehicle for wider themes. Heaney typically refers to the nature that surrounded him as a child, using the memory of his surroundings to explore even...
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A car costs £300. The price is then reduced by 20%. However, the shop increases the new price by 15%. Fadhila says, "20 - 15 = 5, so the original price of the car has been reduced 5%". Is she right? What is the final price of the car?

Fadhila is wrong. To work out price increases/decreases we need to multiply the original price by a decimal number. A reduce by 20% means multiplying by 0.8: we need to take away 20% of the original number. ...
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Answered by Emma T. • Maths tutor
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How is the theme of fate addressed in Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet'?

One of the most noticeable ways in which the play addresses fate is through the usage of stars as a metaphor to embody its characteristics. Romeo & Juliet opens with a narrated prologue, during which the...
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Solve (x+2)/3x + (x-2)/2x = 3

In order to solve this equation we need to rearrange it to have all of the variables on one side of the equals sign and the constants on the other. We do this by multiplying each term by the denominator of o...
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Answered by Annabel Y. • Maths tutor
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How do I solve simultaneous equations?

A easy way to solve simultaneous equations is to substitiute one equation into another and then equate to find one of the unknowns. Once this has been found its a simple matter of substituting it back into t...
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