Hmm, you're right. Thanks a lot for the reply by the way.
I'll have to re-check my notes tonight (GMT-5 here so 7:28am) and see from the exact equations and not make them coincide like the ones I wrote off the bat above.
I'll leave as unsolved for the moment but will add where I screwed up...
EDIT: If you're reading this and are still learning algebra basics, IGNORE this. I made a wrong assumption, thanks to MarkFL for pointing that out!
So far, I was led by my own assumptions to believe that this:
a1
$$\frac{1}{5} + \frac{y}{2} = 7$$
could be turned into this:
a2
$$\frac{2}{10} +...
Sounds reassuring!
Anyway, I'm planning on really investing myself in this so it might be less frightening than I expect. Thanks for your encouragement, very much appreciated.
Thanks! I'm under the impression I might often have questions that pop up, though.
And yah, I'm glad I finally found the courage to getting myself back to it. I guess it's the thirties, I have to go back to uni and since I did my high school with easy maths (don't know how it works in Russia...
Wow! I am speechless. Okay, I know this might sound like I'm overreacting, but I've done 8 hours straight yesterday just so I could re-immerse myself good and there's so many "small rules" that I have to learn, many of which are not mentioned in my books because it's assumed I already know them...
[SOLVED] Inverse signs on both sides of an equation [Confusion]
Hey everyone,
I've just reinserted myself in maths after so many years, done a lot of review but I sometimes fall on small "glitches" between my test answers and the suggested answers in my textbook.
I've been getting confused...