Code Breaker Level 1 Medium maths puzzle involving anagram, letter map, letters and rational numbers

Code Breaker – Level 1 – Medium

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Topics: anagram, letter map, letters, rational numbers, rounding

Each correct answer gives a number. Use the scrambled letter map to translate those numbers into letters. The five letters you uncover form an anagram – solve it to unlock the codeword. Round normally to get to a rational number, if needed.

12 = E | 9 = G | 16 = N | 3 = V | 4 = S | 7 = A | 19 = R | 6 = J | 14 = F | 20 = O

Your Workings For Code Breaker

1) (x+8)(x-3) – x² + 7x + 12 = 156
2) (x-5) + 4(x-1) = 6(x+5) – 59
3) 5(x+6) + 8 = 6(x+1) + 13
4) 7(x-5) – 3(x-5) = 16
5) (x+7)(x+2) – (x+3)(x-1) = 101

Your overall result:

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Additional instructions for Code Breaker (Level 1, Medium)

Code Breaker – Medium

Do the algebra cleanly, then lock it in. A good Medium strategy is to keep a little “answers table” so nothing gets swapped around.

  • Equation # | Value | Mapped letter
  • Translate each value as soon as you find it (don’t leave all mapping until the end).
  • When you’ve got all letters, start building the word using the hint/theme.

Word-building trick: try spotting likely vowels first, then test common consonant pairs (TH, SH, CH, ST, ER).

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