Algebra in 3 minutes

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Learn the basics of Algebra in 3 minutes
See if you can folow the question below and how we deal with it.


Question 4:

Fred is 42 years old and reads 3 books a week. Jim is 3 years older and reads 5 books a week. Joan is 35 and reads 18 books a month. The library contains 3792 books. How long is it before all the books could have been read by someone?

See if you can work out this one on your own as shown on the two previous examples. If you don't know how to do it click here for help.

Remember the one we don't know anything about is the one we call 'x'.

Click on the answer below you believe is the correct one

Answer to question 4:

'A' - 4 years

'B' - 5 years

'C' - 6 years

'D' - 7 years


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