How to solve a two-step equation
Solve 3(x + 2) = 21.
Divide both sides by 3 first. Then isolate x by undoing the addition inside the brackets. A full worked answer includes a substitution check in the original equation.
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Solve 3(x + 2) = 21.
Divide both sides by 3 first. Then isolate x by undoing the addition inside the brackets. A full worked answer includes a substitution check in the original equation.
Read the previewWork out 2/3 + 1/4.
The denominators must match before you add the numerators. Twelfths work here because 12 is a common multiple of 3 and 4; then combine the equal-sized pieces.
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Average speed is distance divided by time. With distance in metres and time in seconds, the answer is measured in metres per second (m/s).
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