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2010
Wed
14
Apr
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A Tale of Two Tai Tais

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Posted at 9:06 pm by Miss Loi in E-Maths Questions

Tai-Tai A: "How much did your husband earn last year?" Tai-Tai B: "Let's just say that his total tax payable is 4% of his total annual income." Tai-Tai A: "My husband's total tax payable is 6% of his total annual income. Oh well, earn more pay more. What to do?" But is that so?

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2008
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15
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A Maths Tutor's Offer To Another Maths Tutor On Tax Filing Day

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A Maths Tutor's Offer To Another Maths Tutor On Tax Filing Day

如有雷同纯属巧合 - Should this maths tutor take up the enticing offer from another maths tutor?

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2007
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24
Apr
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Money & Personal Finances - The Perils of Investing On Ignorance

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Posted at 6:41 pm by Miss Loi in E-Maths Questions

Miss Loi loves this kind of real-life question. Other than it having an equal chance of appearing in either Paper 1 or 2, it is more likely to help you later in life compared to those very important sure-to-come-out questions on trigonometry or quadratic equations. So the story goes: Mr Tan is a recent retiree [...]

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