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Work out 51% of 400?

51/100 * 400 = 51/100 * 400/1 = 51/1 * 4/1 = 204
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Answered by Thana T. • Maths tutor
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Translate the following words into French: glass, towards, worm, and green. (hint: they're all homophones)

The translations are: - glass => verre (it can mean both the container as well as the material, just like in English); - towards => vers ; - worm => ver (earthworm => ver de terre ); - green =&gt...
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There are a total of 50 apples and pears (apples + pears) in a large basket. If the total number of apples was doubled and the total number of pears was tripled, these two numbers would add up to 130. How many apples and pears are in the basket?

Solve this simultaneously. Where a= apples and p= pears, a+p=50 and 2a+3p=130 Multiply a+p=50 by 2 on both sides to get: 2a+2p=100 Then subtract the two equations from each other: 2a+3p=130 2a+2p=100 -------...
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A skydiver is at a height of 10,000 m. Assuming no air resistance, how fast is the skydiver travelling at 9,990 m above the ground?

The skydiver has potential energy at the top of his/her jump, which is transferred to kinetic energy when he/she jumps. The difference in height between the start of the jump and the point at which his/her v...
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Explain the formation of a waterfall

Where water is moving downwards due to the force of gravity this action is faster in the upper course of the river due to steep hills in the uplands where waterfalls are most common. If the underlying rock i...
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Answered by Emily C. • Geography tutor
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