Grade 7 - Level I

Level I – Term 2 Week 5

Section 4.5 Equations with a variable on both sides
Activity 1
Solve 5x 14  3x  28. Check your answer.
Activity 2
Solve 5x  21  2 x  14 . Check your answer.
Activity 3

Solve 8x  15  2  7  4 x   8 . Check your answer.

Activity 4

Solve 0.8  0.4 x  0.7   0.2  0.5 x  2.8  0.22 x . Check your answer.

Work Book #15

Solve and check. If the equation has no solution nor infinitely many solutions, state so.
k  3  8k  10  k  2
Work Book #25
Solve and check. If the equation has no solution nor infinitely many solutions, state so.
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 2 x  27   9  x
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Work Book #29
Solve and check. If the equation has no solution nor infinitely many solutions, state so.
5x  3 6 x 1
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2 3
Activity 5
The area of a rectangle is numerically equal to its perimeter. What is the length of this rectangle if its width
is 2.5 cm? Check your answer.
Work Book #37
Aramex charges $8 for the first kilogram and $0.50 for each additional kilogram. FedEx charges $10 for
the first kilogram and $0.30 for each additional kilogram. Let k represent the number of additional
kilograms it will take for the companies to charge the same.
a. Which of the following equations can be used to solved for k?
A. 10  0.5k  8  0.30k
B. 8  0.5k  10  0.30k
C. 0.5  8k  0.3  10k
D. 8  0.5k  10  0.30k

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b. Solve the equation you select from part (a) to find the number of kilograms it will take for both
companies to charge the same.
c. How much money does each company charge when they charge the same?
Work Book #38
Lydia has $180 in her savings and plans to add $20 each week.
Cynthia has $20 in her savings and plans to add $25 each week.
Let x represent the number of weeks it will take for both to have equal amounts in their savings.
a. Which of the following equations can be used to solve for x?
A. 20  20x  180  25x
B. 25x  180  20x
C. 20  25x  180  20x
D. 20  25x  180  20x
b. Solve the equation you select from part (a) to find the number of weeks it will take for both to have
equal amounts in their savings.
c. How much money will each have in their savings when they have equal amounts?
Work Book #44
Find a number that is four-ninths the sum of its opposite and 24.
Section 4.6 Equations with more than one variable

Activity 1
Sandy bought p pens. The amount of money she paid was A dollars.
The relation between p and A is given by the rule A = 1.20p. Make p the subject of the rule
Activity 2
The rule that gives the temperature F in degrees Fahrenheit in terms of the temperature C in degrees
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Celsius is F  C  32 . Solve for C in terms of F.
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