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How do I improve my portfolio and sketchbook to achieve and A/A* grade?

Although good quality artwork within your sketchbooks are important, examiners also look for development of ideas, honest explanations of processes of thought and critique of your own work to show you can de...
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Answered by Lauren R. • Art tutor
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There are 10 boys and 20 girls in a class. The class has a test. The mean mark for all the class is 60. The mean mark for the girls is 54. Work out the mean mark or the boys.

Total mark for whole class is 30 60= 1800Total mark for girls is 20 54= 1080 Therefore subtract smaller from larger to get total mark for boys, and divide that number by 10 to yield 72.
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What is the difference between hard and soft coastal engineering?

Hard engineering is artificial, expensive and large scale coastal defences, where as soft engineering is more "in tune" with the environment and is considered ecologically friendly by using more na...
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What is the difference between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks?

Sedimentary rocks are those that are formed by the weathering or breaking down of pre-existing rocks that then get laid down and lithified in layers such as sandstone. Igneous rocks are formed by tectonic pr...
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Answered by Lauren R. • Geology tutor
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The equation of line 1 is y=3x-2 and the equation of line 2 is 3y-9x+5=0. Show the two lines are parallel.

The two lines are parallel if they have the same gradient, so for a line in the form y=mx+c, m of the two lines must be the same.Line 1 is already in this form so we need to rearrange line 2 to be in this fo...
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Answered by Emma S. • Maths tutor
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