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Heather invests £900 for 3 years at 2% per annum compound interest. Calculate the value of her investment at the end of the 3 years.

At 2% interest rate, we can multiply the amount by 102% for each year (100% + 2%). Each of the 3 years have to be calculated individually as follows: Year 1: 900 x 102% = 918 Year 2: 918 x 102% = 936.36 Year...
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Expand 3(5a-2)

A) 15a - 2 B) 8a - 2 C)9a D)15a - 6 D is correct - multiply each term in the bracket by what is outside the bracket. The other 3 answers show different mistakes, identifying the different areas of improvement.
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Solve for x : 2x-15=-2x-7

Bring the x terms onto one side of the equation, and the numbers onto the other, rearranging to get 4x=8divide both sides by 4 to get x=2check answer by subbing x=2 into the equation, such that -11=-11
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Solve these simultaneous equations and find the values of x and y. Equation 1: 2x + y = 7 Equation 2: 2x - y - 4 = 4 – x

Simultaneous equations are two equations with two unknowns. And they can be solved by either elimination or substitution method.For this example, we will use the elimination method. First of all to make it e...
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What is differentation and how does it work?

Differentiation is how to find the gradient of a line. For example, the line y = 3x has a gradient of 3. Similarly, y = 4x + 2 has a gradient of 4. However, for most lines, the gradient isn't the same along ...
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