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Sam takes out a £720 loan. Sam will have to pay back the £720 plus an interest rate of 15%. He will have to pay this back in 12 equal monthly instalments. How much must Sam pay monthly?

First, you must find out the total amount to pay back, this amount will be £720 + 15% of £720. To find 15% of £720, we first calculate 720/100 to find 1% and the multiply by 15: 720/100 = 7.2 *15 = 108. Now ...
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Answered by Samuel N. • Maths tutor
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Explain why the verb ‘mettre’ in its past tense form as it appears in the following sentence “Il a décroché la casserole et l’a mise sur la table” has a feminine ending or terminaison (despite the auxiliary’s verb ‘avoir’’s neutrality)?

Generally the past participle doesn’t agree with any noun when the auxiliary verb ‘avoir’ is used. For example: ‘Elles ont acheté des bottes’ despite the subject ‘elles’ and the direct object ‘bottes’ being ...
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Answered by Clemency H. • French tutor
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Describe the forces acting on an object on earth falling through the air, and how they change from when the object is first released into the air leading to terminal velocity.

The two forces acting on the object are weight due to gravity pulling the object towards earth, and drag resisting this motion. When the object is first released, drag is small as velocity is low, so the res...
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Answered by Julia E. • Physics tutor
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What is a catalyst, and how does it affect the rate of reaction?

A catalyst is a substance which provides an alternative pathway requiring a lower activation energy for the chemicals to react, and speeds up the rate of reaction. A catalyst also remains chemically unchange...
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Answered by Julia E. • Chemistry tutor
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Please explain the difference between compound and simple interest

First of all, let's start by defining the word 'interest'. Interest in mathematical terms generally means an amount of money that is accumulated over a period of time after an amount of money is invested or ...
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Answered by Henry M. • Maths tutor
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