x+(x-3)+(2x)=25
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as above beat me 
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OP posts at 21:33 - you post reply at 21:34 = I'm impressed dude
It's not exactly the hardest maths ever, it's only addition and subtraction. With one easy division at the end.
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Thank you so much- I would have never worked it out in a million years!
what would you call this type of question/method ie what kind of algebra if that makes any sense??!
Simple algebra. Bodmas maybe?
But tbh, you can just ignore all the brackets in this case.
Thank you so much- I would have never worked it out in a million years!
what would you call this type of question/method ie what kind of algebra if that makes any sense??!
Collecting like terms. Then solving the resulting equation.
You should probably look at changing that fact.
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OP posts at 21:33 - you post reply at 21:34 = I'm impressed dude
Well, he put in a placeholder at 21:34 then took three more minutes to work it out
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Well, he put in a placeholder at 21:34 then took three more minutes to work it out
Lies!
I solved it perfectly in the 1min, I just decided to add the step "4x=25+3" to make it super clear!
Edit: If it had taken me more than 1min to solve I would have been to embarrassed to post my answer.
Well I'm 31 and have no clue
I did foundation maths at gcse 15 years ago and got a grade C which as I understand it, is the most available on that level of exam.
Now I'm older and actually interested in learning I'm thinking of maybe taking an evening maths gcse course for a sense of achievement if nothing else
I did foundation maths at gcse 15 years ago and got a grade C which as I understand it, is the most available on that level of exam.
Now I'm older and actually interested in learning I'm thinking of maybe taking an evening maths gcse course for a sense of achievement if nothing else
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Well I'm 31 and have no clue
I did foundation maths at gcse 15 years ago and got a grade C which as I understand it, is the most available on that level of exam.
Now I'm older and actually interested in learning I'm thinking of maybe taking an evening maths gcse course for a sense of achievement if nothing else
Off topic - and funnily enough I'm in the same boat as you Shuzzbutt (if slightly older
)And Geuben, regardless how many minutes it took well done dude
Well I'm 31 and have no clue
I did foundation maths at gcse 15 years ago and got a grade C which as I understand it, is the most available on that level of exam.
Now I'm older and actually interested in learning I'm thinking of maybe taking an evening maths gcse course for a sense of achievement if nothing else
I'm surprised with a C grade you didn't know how to do that. Especially with the answer given so you know if you went wrong or not when you finished. Good on you for trying to change that though.
lol I got this from the 2009 gcse higher maths paper!
I saw the foundation paper which kicked off with a question about reading the time of a clock face
Not sure if serious. If serious, then how are you able to function in day-to-day life without the ability to add and subtract? I'm genuinely curious.