Chain Reaction – Level 1 – Easy

Topics: answers, chain, questions, sequential reasoning

Each answer you find is used inside the next question. Work through the full chain carefully – if you get one wrong, it affects the rest!

1) Solve: 3x – 6 = 9

A =

2) Use your answer from Q1 as “a”. Now solve: a – x = 1

B =

3) Use your answer from Q2 as “b”. Now expand and simplify: (x + 3)(x + b) – what is the coefficient of x?

C =

4) Use your answer from Q3 as “c”. Now solve: (x + c)/4 = 4

D =

5) Use your answer from Q4 as “d”. Now factorise: x² – (d)x + 14

E =

Additional instructions for Chain Reaction (Level 1, Easy)

Chain Reaction – Easy

Two-pass approach:

Pass 1: glance at every step and identify the action (solve / simplify / expand / factorise / “find the coefficient”).
Pass 2: solve step-by-step, substituting each result into the next.

Easy check: once you find a value (a, b, c…), quickly plug it back into that step to confirm it works before you use it later.

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