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Is there a set format that Oxbridge expects you to use for Personal Statements?

There is no set format that Oxbridge expects you to use for your personal statement. In fact, there is no one right way to construct a personal statement. Oxbridge, perhaps more so than other universities...

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Work out: 0.7 + 3/5

Show 3/5 as a decimal: 0.6
0.7 + 0.6 = 1.3
OR
Show 0.7 as a fraction: 7/10
Find a common denominator: 3/5 = 6/107/10 + 6/10 = 13/10 or 1 and ...

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Solve the following simultaneous equations: 2x + 2y = 14; 4x - 2y = 10

By Elimination:
We can add the equations together because +2y and -2y will cancel out: 2x + 4x = 14 + 10
This gives 6x = 24, so x = 4
We can put x back int...

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A quadrilateral has a perimeter of 42cm. Three sides have equal length and the fourth side is longer by 6cm. What is the length of the fourth side?

We can call the sides of the equal lengths "x".
We can then make an equation to satisfy the relationship between the perimeter and the length of the sides as follows:
x + x + x + (x + ...

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135 is 3/8 of a number. Work out the number.

Divide 135 by 3/8 OR multiply 135 by 8/3
135 * 8/3 = 360
You can do this in steps by starting with:
135/3 = 45, then multiply by 8.
OR
135 * 8 = 1080, then divid...

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