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Check whether a number makes an equation true

Year 7 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Put the number in place of the letter, work out the left side, and compare it with the right side. Choose Yes or No.

  1. Does x = 12 make x − 3 = 9 true?
  2. Does p = 2 make p + 2 = 4 true?
  3. Does y = 18 make y − 9 = 12 true?
  4. Does m = 4 make m + 8 = 13 true?
  5. Does t = 27 make t ÷ 9 ≤ 4 true?
  6. Does m = 11 make 9m = 99 true?
  7. Does n = 15 make 6n ≥ 72 true?
  8. Does t = 6 make 5t = 30 true?
  9. Does t = 8 make 4t − 8 = 20 true?
  10. Does m = 13 make 7m − 17 = 53 true?
  11. Does k = 21 make 5k + 18 = 118 true?
  12. Does n = 1 make 3n − 1 = 2 true?
  13. Does m = 5 make 5m + 16 ≥ 31 true?
  14. Does y = 10 make 6y + 10 = 70 true?
  15. Does m = 5 make 6m − 20 > 4 true?
  16. Does x = 18 make 4x + 8 = 88 true?
  17. Does m = 16 make 2m − 4 = 26 true?
  18. Does t = 46 make 7t + 9 > 317 true?
  19. Does n = 4 make 6n − 6 ≤ 6 true?
  20. Does y = 44 make 8y + 39 = 391 true?
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Answer key: Check whether a number makes an equation true

  1. Yes
  2. Yes
  3. No
  4. No
  5. Yes
  6. Yes
  7. Yes
  8. Yes
  9. No
  10. No
  11. No
  12. Yes
  13. Yes
  14. Yes
  15. Yes
  16. No
  17. No
  18. Yes
  19. No
  20. Yes