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Code Breaker Level 1 Hard maths puzzle involving anagram, codeword, letters and number-letter map

Code Breaker – Level 1 – Hard

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Topics: anagram, anagrams, codeword, letters, number-letter map, rational numbers

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.

13 = Q | 20 = T | 10 = F | 18 = I | 7 = R | 12 = S | 1 = H | 0 = J | 17 = U | 4 = X

Your Workings For Code Breaker

1) (x+2)(x-1) – x² – 9x – 10 = -92
2) (x+2)(x+5) – (x+1)(x-7) – 6x + 9 = 75
3) (x-6)² – (x-3)² – 8x + 7 = -204
4) (x+3)² – x² – 10x – 6 = -69
5) (x-3)² – 2(x-8) – x² + 8 = -127

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Additional instructions for Code Breaker (Level 1, Hard)

Code Breaker – Hard

Keep the chain unbroken: equation → number → letter. If you delay mapping, it’s easier to mis-assign letters later.

  • Solve one clue fully and map it immediately.
  • Write the mapped letter next to the clue number (1, 2, 3…).
  • Only once all letters are collected, start anagramming.

Anagram strategy: try the theme first. If the puzzle has a topic (space, food, sports), your final word will usually live in that vocabulary.

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