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

Code Breaker – Level 1 – Hard

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Topics: anagram, codeword, letters, number map, 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.

20 = S | 13 = X | 4 = R | 2 = A | 14 = W | 7 = J | 9 = D | 1 = H | 12 = T | 8 = P

Your Workings For Code Breaker

1) (x-3)² – (x-5)² – 3x + 2 = 0
2) (x+8)(x-6) – (x+5)(x-4) – 4x – 1 = -41
3) (x-7)(x+8) – x² + 6x – 8 = -50
4) (x-5)² – x² + 7x + 7 = -4
5) (x+4)² + 2(x+4) – x² – 12 = 22

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Additional instructions for Code Breaker (Level 1, Hard)

Code Breaker – Hard

Use verification as a tool. If your final anagram feels impossible, the problem is usually one incorrect number — not the anagram itself.

  • Check any equation that involved brackets, negatives, or more than one simplification step.
  • Re-check any “special instruction” clue (constant term, chosen root, etc.).
  • Confirm each translated letter matches the provided map exactly.

Then: return to the anagram and try common endings/prefixes or theme words.

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