[For Parents of 7th Graders] 4 Tips for Children Who Struggle with Algebraic Expressions and Combine 2a+3 into 5a

They write 2a+3 as 5a.The answer to 3a-7a becomes 4a or -4a.In 7th grade math, students move on to "Letters and Expressions" ...

What if the answer to a first-year junior high equation is negative? Tips for checking with the original equation

In first-year junior high equations, students sometimes wonder, "Is this right?" when the answer has a minus sign. During ...
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Operations with positive and negative numbers worksheet (with answers)

The topics covered by these worksheets include: * Operations with positive and negative numbers * Recurring decimals * Surds * Sequences * Percentage of a quantity * Reverse percentage * Compound ...
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Solving a one step absolute value equation

Lean how to solve absolute value equations. Absolute value of a number is the positive value of the number. For instance, the absolute value of 2 is 2 and the absolute value of -2 is also 2. To solve ...
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Solving a one step equation by subtracting with a double negative

Learn how to solve a one step equation. An equation is a statement stating that two values are equal. A one step equation is an equation whose solution can be obtained by performing only one step of ...