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The use of the letter x as a mathematical unknown is a relatively modern convention. Algebra has been around for a lot longer. Daryl Benson/Stockbyte via Getty Images You might be most familiar with x ...

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The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE maths students studying formulae, substitution, creating formulae, changing the subject of a formula, rearranging formulae - higher and function ...