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Tangle Trap – Level 1 – Medium

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Topics: algebra, answer box, fractions, linear equation, linear equations

Untangle the following equation, to find the value of x.

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8x + 10 = 17x/2 + 31/2

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Tangle Trap – Medium

FOIL / distribution discipline: whenever you multiply a bracket by a bracket (or a bracket by a number), every term must be multiplied.

  • (x + 3)(x + 2) gives four products, not two.
  • k(x − 4) multiplies both x and −4 by k.
  • −(…) flips every sign inside.

Finish: combine like terms to a single x term (or one per variable) plus constants.

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