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hi people! so, i have a math dyslexia, this means i have a really hard time not only understanding math, but keeping up with all the problems and new stuff, could someone just give me an explanation of what algebra is in a way that you would describe it to a 5 year old?​

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Answer:

Math with letters

Explanation:

Algebra is just like normal math but instead of you knowing all the numbers there are some numbers you dont know and those are replaced with letters. letters are there to you can replace them with any number, or if given the right problem you might have to find out what number replaces the letter to give you the right answer. for example take 1+x=2 here x would be replaced with 1 to make this true. or take y=2-x+3 if you replace x with any number you want that changes the (y) value to give you anything you want. Also the letters can be any letter you want they dont mean anything just there as place holders for numbers.

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