Linear equations resources

Students solve puzzles by determining the unknown number from each set of statements.

Students calculate the number of different coins in a given amount of money.

Students describe a variable in a linear equation, solve the equation, and complete a second equation relating to weights.

Students use tables, graphs, and equations to find the break-even point for two companies who charge for postage according to different rules.

Students write and solve linear equations for story problems related to a school dance.

Students solve mathematical problems and identify the linear equation that represents the situation.

Students interpret a graph of taxi company charges to show which company is cheaper and complete a rule for each company's charges. They also identify the distance at which each company charges the same amount.

Students work out the correct answers to arithmetic problems given an incorrect solution.

Students compare the costs of printing a school magazine at two different companies.

Students write and solve linear equations to describe cooking times.

Students solve and write simple linear equations about the number of balls in a cylinder.

Students identify the different parts of algebraic expressions for the cost of repairing televisions.

Students use linear equations to solve mathematical problems for money deposited and withdrawn from a bank account. They also identify parts of the related linear equation.

Students solve a number of mathematical problems about the cost of a visit to the fair using algebraic expressions provided.

Students use substitution to evaluate a linear equation for parking charges. Students expand, simplify, and change the subject of the equation.

Students demonstrate their understanding of a linear algebraic equation to calculate the amount of money in a savings account.

Students solve mathematical problems about days off school and identify another linear equation that represents the situation.

Students identify parts of algebraic equations and use the equations to calculate temperatures in the Antarctic at different times of the day.

Students explain the variables in a linear equation involving speed and distance. They then solve the equation by substitution.

Students write equations for story problems describing practical situations.

Students write and solve equations for story problems describing practical situations.

Students identify whether algebraic equations are always, sometimes, or never true, and explain their reasoning.

Students calculate the weight of parts of a fish from given proportions.

Students solve algebraic problems about people's ages using information given.

Students use given information to solve a story problem about paper deliveries and identify the correct algebraic equation for the answer. They also write an algebraic equation for a similar story problem.