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The session involved the student revising decimals through a series of quizzes covering place value, fraction to decimal conversion, comparison, and ordering. Word problems involving addition and subtraction of decimals were also solved. The tutor introduced converting fractions without zeros in the denominator, which will be further explored in the next session.

The Tutor and Student worked extensively on decimal addition and subtraction, including understanding place value and performing calculations with borrowing and carrying. They also explored the concept of complements to one, which involves finding the value needed to reach a total of one. The session included practice problems and a quiz to assess understanding.

The student and tutor reviewed economic principles by working through practice problems covering supply and demand shifts, elasticity, consumer and producer surplus, market structures, and government interventions. They practiced calculations for surplus and discussed the implications of various market conditions and policies, with a plan to review any remaining difficult questions individually.

The Tutor and Student reviewed Week 8's content, focusing on pricing strategies like price discrimination, group pricing, and pricing for information goods. They also discussed strategies for new product launches (skimming and penetration) and peak load pricing, with plans to review past quizzes for practice in the next session.

The Student and Tutor worked through two mental mathematics tests, covering a wide range of arithmetic topics including place value, unit conversions, area, fractions, decimals, percentages, and rounding. The Tutor provided explanations and guidance as the Student worked through the problems, and they planned to continue with more tests in the next session.

The Student and Tutor reviewed various cost curves in economics, including AFC, ABC, ATC, and MC, and their shapes and relationships. They discussed the concepts of economies and diseconomies of scale, the learning curve, and the short-run versus long-run market dynamics, including firm entry and exit and profit margins. The session concluded with planning for future topics on pricing strategies and elasticity.