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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Math help...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@dan815

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm okay with basics and geometry but I haven't been able to understand algebra at all

OpenStudy (dan815):

Okay I see, how do you feel about manipulating equations

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't really know how to do that. I've never been good at math and i usually tend to forget.. unfortunatly

OpenStudy (dan815):

Ahh dont worry about if you are good or not :) You still just havent tried enough maht to know if you will be good or bad in it

OpenStudy (dan815):

I think best place to start is to understand how an equation is first formed,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I guess. I try really hard and start to understand it but then i start the test and i have a mind block

OpenStudy (dan815):

Thats okay:) we've all been there it will become a clearer soon

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I hope so

OpenStudy (dan815):

Lets start with making a simple equation first, Think about a balancing scale, say I have some weight that weights some unknown quantity, this quantity is called x, Now I place this weight of x on one side of the balancing scale and a weight of 2x on the other side like so:

OpenStudy (dan815):

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