LESSON 1: Things you should know before starting     
     
Introduction to Elementary Algebra
Help on solving algebra math problems
Simple step by step method
If someone asks you:

Question:
The triple of a number is 6. Can you guess what
that number is
?”

In a few seconds your answer will be:

Answer:
The number is 2

Because you know that 3 times 2 equals 6.

Using the “language” of mathematics, the QUESTION can be
stated as:
        “The triple of a number is 6.”


By the way,     



        
        is the same as
   3 times x     
The sentence: "Can you guess what that number
is?
in math 'language' is
Where                   


Is the unknown number we need to find out.

Using the “language” of mathematics, the ANSWER can be stated as:
                                       “The number is 2”



In Algebra, when we have to use unknown numbers, we usually use the last
letters of the alphabet:
In this case we are using the
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