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Maths
Solving linear equations
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Which of these equations can be written from this bar model?
x − 6.2 = 8.3
x + 6.2 = 8.3
✓
x = 8.3 − x
6.2 = 8.3 − x
✓
8.3 − 6.2 = x
✓
The solution to the equation
x + 3 = 17
is when
x
=
______
'14' ✓
The solution to the equation
x − 8.6 = 10
is when
x
=
______
'18.6' ✓
Any non-zero number multiplied by its reciprocal is equal to
______
'1' ✓
Match each number to its reciprocal.
1\over 5
⇔
5
✓
−{1\over 5}
⇔
-5
✓
4\over 5
⇔
5\over 4
✓
−{4\over 5}
⇔
−{5\over 4}
✓
5
⇔
{1\over 5}
✓
−5
⇔
−{1\over 5}
✓
Match each calculation to an equivalent calculation.
\times {2\over 7}
⇔
\div {7\over 2}
✓
\div (-{2\over 7})
⇔
\times( −{7\over 2})
✓
\times (−7)
⇔
\div( −{1\over 7})
✓
\times( −{1\over 7})
⇔
\div( −7)
✓
\times {1\over 7}
⇔
\div 7
✓
\div {1\over 7}
⇔
\times 7
✓
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