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Solving Equations

A typical maths textbook presents equation solving in a very ordered, structured way. Starting with one-step equations such as 3x=6, they introduce the single step solution process

    \begin{eqnarray*} 3x & = & 6 \\ \color{red}{\scriptstyle \div 3} & & \color{red}{\scriptstyle\div 3} \\ x & = & 2 \end{eqnarray*}

before moving onto two-step equations such as 3x-3=12. For these equations …