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Thanks for that but urg, the problem is a lot more complicated than i Thought, and I had screwed up previously making the above totally wrong lol. Ill post it in its total:

S = (C+V+R+T+A) – (Q+U+K)

But

A = (L(S+Q+U) – (S+Q+U))
V = (CJ-C)
T = (RJ-R)
Q = (SJ-S)
K = (CJ-C) – (SJ-S)

So

S = ( C+V+R+T+A ) – (Q+U+K)

S = ( C+(CJ-C)+R+(RJ-R)+ (L(S+Q+U) – (S+Q+U)) ) – ((SJ-S)+U+((CJ-C) – (SJ-S)))

S = ( C+(CJ-C)+R+(RJ-R)+ (L(S+(SJ-S)+U) – (S+(SJ-S)+U))) – ((SJ-S)+U+((CJ-C) – (SJ-S)))

Tidying this up:

S = ( C+ R+(CJ-C)+(RJ-R)+ (L(S+(SJ-S)+U) – (S+(SJ-S)+U))) – (U+(SJ-S)+ ((CJ-C) – (SJ-S)))

Removing Brackets ( – outside the brackets changes the signs inside)

S = ( C+ R+CJ-C+RJ-R+(LS+L(SJ-S)+LU) – (S+SJ-S+U))) – (U+SJ-S+CJ-C–SJ+S)
S = ( C+ R+CJ-C+RJ-R+(LS+LSJ-LS+LU) – S-(SJ-S)-U)) – (U+SJ-S+CJ-C–SJ+S)
S = ( C+ R+CJ-C+RJ-R+LS+LSJ-LS+LU – S-SJ+S-U) – (U+SJ-S+CJ-C–SJ+S)
S = C+ R+CJ-C+RJ-R+LS+LSJ-LS+LU – S-SJ+S-U – U-SJ+S-CJ+C+SJ-S

Simplify This ( i think this is maybe where i screwed up if not before)

S = RJ+LSJ+LU-SJ-2U+C

Subtract LSJ and add SJ to each side

S –LSJ+SJ = RJ+LU-2U+C

Factorise the left side

S( –LJ+J) = RJ+LU-2U+C

Divide by ( –LJ+J)

S = (RJ+LU-2U+C) / ( –LJ+J)

Trouble is, it nowhere near works when using actual figures, so my equation must be wrong

Any help would be much appreciated!