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Free Grade 3 quizzes for Working with Two-step Equations Techniques: 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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Difficulty

Core

Estimated time

20 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

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  • RememberIdentify working with two-step equations techniques

    Identify working with two-step equations techniques accurately in a familiar context.

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    Explain working with two-step equations techniques accurately in a familiar context.

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  • ApplyCalculate working with two-step equations techniques

    Calculate working with two-step equations techniques accurately in a familiar context.

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Prerequisites

Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.

How Working with Two-step Equations Techniques 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.

Key wordsequationsolveinversebalance

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.Solve x + 4 = 4.[1]
  2. 2.Solve x + 12 = 23.[1]
  3. 3.Solve x + 7 = 14.[1]
  4. 4.Solve x + 8 = 13.[1]
  5. 5.Solve 7x + 17 = 80.[2]
  6. 6.Solve 5x + 7 = 27.[2]
  7. 7.Solve 6x + 6 = 48.[2]
  8. 8.Solve 5x + 16 = 61.[2]
  9. 9.Solve 2x + 6 = 1x + 1.[3]
  10. 10.Solve 3x + 7 = 2x + 11.[3]
  11. 11.Solve 8x + 20 = 4x + 16.[3]
  12. 12.Solve 6x + 20 = 1x + 80.[3]
Show answers and working
  1. 1. x = 0

    Subtract 4 from both sides: x = 0. Check: 1 × 0 + 4 = 4.

  2. 2. x = 11

    Subtract 12 from both sides: x = 11. Check: 1 × 11 + 12 = 23.

  3. 3. x = 7

    Subtract 7 from both sides: x = 7. Check: 1 × 7 + 7 = 14.

  4. 4. x = 5

    Subtract 8 from both sides: x = 5. Check: 1 × 5 + 8 = 13.

  5. 5. x = 9

    Subtract 17 from both sides: 7x = 63. Divide by 7: x = 9. Check: 7 × 9 + 17 = 80.

  6. 6. x = 4

    Subtract 7 from both sides: 5x = 20. Divide by 5: x = 4. Check: 5 × 4 + 7 = 27.

  7. 7. x = 7

    Subtract 6 from both sides: 6x = 42. Divide by 6: x = 7. Check: 6 × 7 + 6 = 48.

  8. 8. x = 9

    Subtract 16 from both sides: 5x = 45. Divide by 5: x = 9. Check: 5 × 9 + 16 = 61.

  9. 9. x = -5

    Subtract 1x from both sides: 1x + 6 = 1. Subtract 6: 1x = -5. Divide by 1: x = -5.

  10. 10. x = 4

    Subtract 2x from both sides: 1x + 7 = 11. Subtract 7: 1x = 4. Divide by 1: x = 4.

  11. 11. x = -1

    Subtract 4x from both sides: 4x + 20 = 16. Subtract 20: 4x = -4. Divide by 4: x = -1.

  12. 12. x = 12

    Subtract 1x from both sides: 5x + 20 = 80. Subtract 20: 5x = 60. Divide by 5: x = 12.

Worked examples

Easy example

Solve x + 15 = 15.

  1. Subtract 15 from both sides: x = 0.
  2. Check: 1 × 0 + 15 = 15.
  3. Answer: x = 0
Medium example

Solve 2x + 10 = 0.

  1. Subtract 10 from both sides: 2x = -10.
  2. Divide by 2: x = -5.
  3. Check: 2 × -5 + 10 = 0.
  4. Answer: x = -5
Hard example

Solve 7x + 9 = 2x + 69.

  1. Subtract 2x from both sides: 5x + 9 = 69.
  2. Subtract 9: 5x = 60.
  3. Divide by 5: x = 12.
  4. Answer: x = 12

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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.

Assessment objectives

How mastery is evidenced, and which standards it maps to.

IB IB-411.1 — Mapped statement covering Working with Two-step Equations Techniques.EDEXCEL EDE-140.2 — Mapped statement covering Working with Two-step Equations Techniques.

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