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British Gas to pay £20million to customers in major compensation settlement

British Gas has been forced to pay out to households that had a prepayment meter installed without their permission, regulator Ofgem said.

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British Gas pays £20 million to customers. If there are 40,000 affected households, how much does each household receive on average?

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If the compensation is £20 million and each customer gets £250, how many customers are compensated?

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Ofgem forced the payout. If the settlement is paid over 4 years, how much is paid per year?

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Local & regional · Birmingham Mail

Man in 60s fighting for life after Stafford stabbing

Staffordshire Police was called to reports of violence on Thursday evening

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A man in his 60s was stabbed in Stafford. If he is 67 years old and the attacker is 23, what is the difference in their ages?

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Staffordshire Police were called at 8:15 pm on Thursday. If the incident occurred 30 minutes earlier, at what time did it happen?

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If the man is in his 60s and fighting for life, and the survival rate for such injuries is 40%, what is the probability he survives?

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Local & regional · Birmingham Mail

Government responds to calls for new Jet2, TUI, Ryanair, Easyjet cabin rule

The Labour Party government has issued an official response to a petition, which has been backed by THOUSANDS.

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The article says a petition was backed by 'THOUSANDS'. If exactly 5,000 people signed, and the government responds, what is 5,000 as a percentage of the UK population of 67 million?

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If the petition calls for a new cabin rule for airlines like Jet2, TUI, Ryanair, Easyjet, and there are 4 airlines mentioned, what fraction of the total number of airlines (assume 10 major UK airlines) is that?

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If the government response takes 3 months and 2 weeks to issue, how many days is that? (Assume 1 month = 30 days, 1 week = 7 days.)

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