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Question 246:
Simplify \(\frac{0.045 \times 2.5}{0.5}\) correct to 2 significant figures
  • A \(0.06 \quad\)
  • B \(0.056 \quad\)
  • C \(0.56 \quad\)
  • D \(0.65\)
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Question 247:
Simplify \(\frac{2 \frac{2}{3} \times 1 \frac{1}{2}}{3 \frac{1}{2}}\)
  • A \(1 \frac{1}{7}\)
  • B \(1 \frac{1}{6}\)
  • C \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • D \(\frac{1}{6}\)
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Question 248:
Factorize \(s x-k y-5 y+k x\)
  • A \((s-k)(x-y)\)
  • B \((s+k)(y-x)\)
  • C \((s-k)(y-x)\)
  • D \((\mathrm{so}+\mathrm{k})(x-\mathrm{y})\)
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Question 249:
The ratio of the price of a loaf of bread to the price of a packet of sugar in 1975 was \(r: t\), in 1980 the price of a loaf went up by \(25 \%\) and that of a packet of sugar by \(10 \%\). Their new ratio is now
  • A 40 r: 50 t
  • B 44 r: 50 t
  • C 50 r: 44 t
  • D 55 r: 44 t
  • E 44 r: 55 t
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Question 250:
Find a two-digit number such that three times the tens digit is 2 less than twice the units digit, and twice the number is 20 greater than the number obtained by reversing the digits.
  • A 24
  • B 42
  • C 74
  • D 47
  • E 72
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