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You are told that Louise has some sisters and, within an equation, the number of sisters she has is represented by x. What would be a good first guess for the value of x?

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Trial and Improvement involves intelligent guesswork. We use this method in algebra to work out the value of a letter when there is no obvious other way.
 


You are told that Louise has some sisters and, within an equation, the number of sisters she has is represented by x. What would be a good first guess for the value of x?





 
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