CHAPTER 4

Equations and inequalities

EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES

An equations shows that two mathematical expressions are equal.

EXAMPLE 

which can be translated into words as “the difference of 3 times a

number and 5 is 16”.
CONSTRUCTING AND SOLVING EQUATIONS
KEY WORDS

When you are given a problem to solve, you can construct, or

write, an equation to help you solve the problem.
CONSTRUCTING AND SOLVING EQUATIONS

WORKED EXAMPLE
Write an equation to represent each problem, then solve your equations.
a) Xavier thinks of a number. He doubles the number, then adds 3. Then
he doubles the result. The answer is 70. What number did Xavier think
of first?
b) 120 sweets are shared between some children. Each child gets 8 sweets.
How many children are there?
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SOLVE 1, 2 AND 3 ON PAGE 85