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Smartphones are on sale. A smartphone now costs only 80% of its original price. By how many per cent would we need to increase the current price of the smartphone in order to bring it back to the original price?

Let a be the original price, b - the current price, and x - the answer we are looking for, so we need to increase b by x

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Answered by Aleksejs P. • Maths tutor
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How should I structure my essays?

In terms of the broader essay, there should be an introduction and conclusion sandwiching the main text of the essay. The introduction aims to bring up the ideas that will be discussed in the essay, but s...

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Answered by Matthew Z. • English tutor
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How much am I expected to write?

In an exam, you’ll be under time pressure, so the examiners aren’t expecting 5000 word masterpieces in response to every question. The general guide for GCSE is one mark a minute, but how much do you have...

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What is orbital hybridisation and its relevance?

In atoms, electrons arrange in different shells (K, L, M...), each holding a number of orbitals (s, p, d, f...). Each orbital holds a maximum of 2 electrons. In some circ...

AL
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Choose a novel or short story in which there is a character who experiences rejection or isolation. With reference to appropriate techniques, explain the rejection or isolation, and discuss how this aspect adds to your appreciation of the text as a whole

"Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road is a text which portrays the pitfalls of the American Dream through the figure of Dean Moriarty, who exists in society as an unemployed and volatile delinqu...

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Answered by Iain M. • French tutor
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