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A man refuses treatment for a potentially life-threatening condition. What are the ethical issues involved?

When answering an ethical dilema such as this one, you must always follow the four key principles of medical ethics: autonomy, non-maleficence, justice and beneficience. 

Autonomy (A) = this forms ...

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In a sale the price of a shirt is reduced by 60%. The sale price is £7.98. What is the original price?

Reduced by 60%=4/5 Original price * 0.4=£7.98 Original price=7.98/0.4=19.95 ∴ Original price= £19.95 

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Answered by Riccardo R. Maths tutor
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Kelly is trying to work out the two values of w for which 3w-w^3=2. Her values are 1 and -1. Are her values correct?

Sub in her values to see if the LHS and the RHS of the equation equate:

w=1:  3(1)-(1)^3=2  >>>  3-1=2  >>>  2=2  ✅

Therefore 1 is a correct value.

w=-1: 3(-1)-(-1)^...

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Answered by Emma B. Maths tutor
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The mass of a substance is increasing exponentially. Initially its mass is 37.5g, 5 months later its mass is 52g. What is its mass 9 months after the initial value to 2 d.p?

M=37.5ekt 52=37.5ek5 52/37.5=e5k ln(52/37.5)=5k (1/5)(ln(52/37.5))=k k≈0.06538 when t=9, M=37.5e9*0.06538 M=67.54

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Answered by Riccardo R. Maths tutor
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At a school number of boys : number of girls = 9 : 7 There are 116 more boys than girls. Work out the total number of students at the school.

B:G --> 9:7

Expressed as fractions of the whole group, boys are 9/16 of the group and girls are 7/16 of the group.

We can use algebra to work out the total group number. For our working, ...

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Answered by Dionne M. Maths tutor
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