Grade 7

Chapter 1 The Tools of Algebra

4. Variables and Equations

Example 1: Find the solution of 12 − 𝑚𝑚 = 8. Is it 2,4 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 7?S

Example 2: Multiple choice

Example 3: Solve each equation mentally

a. 5𝑥𝑥 = 30
72
b. =8
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Example 4: Name the property of equality shown by each statement

a. If 5 = 𝑥𝑥 + 2, then 𝑥𝑥 + 2 = 5
b. If 𝑦𝑦 + 8 = 15 and 15 = 7 + 8, then 𝑦𝑦 + 8 = 7 + 8

Example 5: The difference of a number and ten is seventeen. Find the number.

Practice:
Find the solution of each question from the list given.

a. 𝑐𝑐 + 12 = 30; 8,16,18
b. 75 = 15𝑛𝑛; 3,4,5
60
c. = 4; 15,16,17
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d. What is the solution of 3𝑛𝑛 + 13 = 25; 2,3,4?

e. Find the solution of 7 = 4𝑤𝑤 − 29. Is it 8, 9, or 10?

De�ine a variable. Then write an equation and solve.

a. The sum of 7 and a number is 23
b. Twenty-four is the product of 8 and a number
c. The difference of a number and 12 is 54
d. A number times 3 is 45
e. A number minus 10 is 27.
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