01 / QUICK RECAP
Connect the ideas.
- The equals sign compares two expressions with the same value.
- Preserve equality by making the same change to both sides.
- Use inverse operations in reverse order.
- A coefficient means multiplication.
- Check the final value in the original equation.
- In a word problem, define the variable and give the answer its meaning and units.
02 / TOPIC TEST
Put it together.
Choose a paper and show your working.
Linear equations topic test
A by-hand review of balancing, checks, one- and two-step equations and familiar models.
15 questions · 36 marks · 45 minutes · By hand
Curriculum reference & lesson scope
Australian Curriculum v9 / SA Curriculum
Year 7 linear equations with natural-number solutions: equality, inverse operations, substitution checks and familiar models. Formal variables-on-both-sides techniques are not required here.
Official curriculum source ↗