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Equations

Keep the balance — undo operations in reverse order.

Solving linear equationsUnknowns on both sidesEquations with brackets

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Brackets

Expand first, or divide both sides by the outside number.

Both sides

Collect x's on the side with more of them.

Check

Put your answer back in to check both sides match.

Worked example

Solve 4(x − 2) = 20

  1. 1Divide both sides by 4: x − 2 = 5
  2. 2Add 2
  3. 3x = 7 ✅

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