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A car costs £300. The price is then reduced by 20%. However, the shop increases the new price by 15%. Fadhila says, "20 - 15 = 5, so the original price of the car has been reduced 5%". Is she right? What is the final price of the car?

Fadhila is wrong. To work out price increases/decreases we need to multiply the original price by a decimal number. A reduce by 20% means multiplying by 0.8: we need to take away 20% of the original number. ...
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How is the theme of fate addressed in Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet'?

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How do I answer a long answer question in detail without writing too much and wasting exam time?

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Describe the structure of DNA

Nucleotides make up DNA. Nucleotides themselves are made up of a phosphate, sugar and base. They bases are: Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanosine (G). A is bonded to T. C is bonded to G. The base...
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