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Life & fun · July 21, 2018

BrainAround

Q&A site for college textbook problems & solutions

BrainAround launched on July 21, 2018 with 65 votes, #702 of 2,673 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

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What it does

BrainAround helps you to make the most of your textbook, by connecting you with students that study the same textbooks at colleges throughout the USA. Here You can post questions about specific textbook problems and content that you need help with. You can also help other students by answering their questions and sharing your solutions.

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