A number machine is a way of writing rules using a flow diagram. The equation \(3j - 6 = 9\) can be shown on a number machine by writing out the functions that have been applied to \(j\) in the order ...

Solving an equation means finding the value or values for which the two expressions on each side of the equals sign are equal. One of the most common methods used to solve equations is the balance ...

Grade school math students are likely familiar with teachers admonishing them not to just guess the answer to a problem. But a new proof establishes that, in fact, the right kind of guessing is ...