Free Grade 3 Two-step Equations in Context Worksheets
Free Grade 3 worksheets for Two-step Equations in Context: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. An equation is a balance. Do the same thing to both sides until the letter is on its own, then check by substituting back.
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Learning objectives
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- RememberIdentify two-step equations in context
Identify two-step equations in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain two-step equations in context
Explain two-step equations in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate two-step equations in context
Calculate two-step equations in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare two-step equations in context
Compare two-step equations in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How Two-step Equations in Context works
An equation is a balance. Do the same thing to both sides until the letter is on its own, then check by substituting back.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Solve x + 9 = 11.[1]
- 2.Solve x + 12 = 24.[1]
- 3.Solve x + 14 = 19.[1]
- 4.Solve x + 11 = 22.[1]
- 5.Solve 4x + 3 = 23.[2]
- 6.Solve 3x + 11 = -4.[2]
- 7.Solve 7x + 9 = 86.[2]
- 8.Solve 3x + 12 = 36.[2]
- 9.Solve 5x + 18 = 2x + 30.[3]
- 10.Solve 3x + 9 = 2x + 7.[3]
- 11.Solve 8x + 17 = 6x + 11.[3]
- 12.Solve 3x + 13 = 2x + 18.[3]
Show answers and working
1. x = 2
Subtract 9 from both sides: x = 2. Check: 1 × 2 + 9 = 11.
2. x = 12
Subtract 12 from both sides: x = 12. Check: 1 × 12 + 12 = 24.
3. x = 5
Subtract 14 from both sides: x = 5. Check: 1 × 5 + 14 = 19.
4. x = 11
Subtract 11 from both sides: x = 11. Check: 1 × 11 + 11 = 22.
5. x = 5
Subtract 3 from both sides: 4x = 20. Divide by 4: x = 5. Check: 4 × 5 + 3 = 23.
6. x = -5
Subtract 11 from both sides: 3x = -15. Divide by 3: x = -5. Check: 3 × -5 + 11 = -4.
7. x = 11
Subtract 9 from both sides: 7x = 77. Divide by 7: x = 11. Check: 7 × 11 + 9 = 86.
8. x = 8
Subtract 12 from both sides: 3x = 24. Divide by 3: x = 8. Check: 3 × 8 + 12 = 36.
9. x = 4
Subtract 2x from both sides: 3x + 18 = 30. Subtract 18: 3x = 12. Divide by 3: x = 4.
10. x = -2
Subtract 2x from both sides: 1x + 9 = 7. Subtract 9: 1x = -2. Divide by 1: x = -2.
11. x = -3
Subtract 6x from both sides: 2x + 17 = 11. Subtract 17: 2x = -6. Divide by 2: x = -3.
12. x = 5
Subtract 2x from both sides: 1x + 13 = 18. Subtract 13: 1x = 5. Divide by 1: x = 5.
Worked examples
Solve x + 18 = 26.
- Subtract 18 from both sides: x = 8.
- Check: 1 × 8 + 18 = 26.
- Answer: x = 8
Solve 8x + 7 = 15.
- Subtract 7 from both sides: 8x = 8.
- Divide by 8: x = 1.
- Check: 8 × 1 + 7 = 15.
- Answer: x = 1
Solve 6x + 5 = 2x + 13.
- Subtract 2x from both sides: 4x + 5 = 13.
- Subtract 5: 4x = 8.
- Divide by 4: x = 2.
- Answer: x = 2
Interactive practice
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Common mistakes
What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.
Does an operation to only one side.
Correction: Keep the balance — both sides, every time.
Uses the wrong inverse (subtracts to undo multiplying).
Correction: Undo × with ÷ and + with −.
Teacher tips
- · Always ask pupils to substitute their answer back in.
Parent tips
- · 'I think of a number' puzzles at dinner.
Real-life applications
- · Working out an unknown price or time from a total.
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- Start with Working with Two-step Equations, Introducing Two-step Equations, One-step Equations. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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