Solving EquationsOne-step to multi-step equations and inequalities, solved in order.7th GradeTHE BALANCE RULEWhatever you do to one side, do to the other.Undo in reverse order of operations: + and − first, then × and ÷.ONE STEPx + 7 = 12x = 12 − 7 = 5subtract 7 from both sidesTWO STEP3x − 4 = 113x = 15 → x = 5add 4, then divide by 3VARIABLES BOTH SIDES5x + 2 = 3x + 102x = 8 → x = 4collect variables on one sideDISTRIBUTIVE2(x + 3) = 142x + 6 = 14 → x = 4expand the bracket firstFRACTIONSx/4 + 1 = 6x/4 = 5 → x = 20multiply everything by the denominatorINEQUALITIESMultiply or divide by a negative → flip the sign.−2x > 8 → x < −4. Everything else works exactly like an equation.ALWAYS CHECKPut your answer back into the original equation. Both sides must match.Solving Equationslearnposters.com
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Who is the Solving Equations poster for?
Solving Equations is filed under 7th Grade (ages 12–13), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting math, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Solving Equations poster?
Undo in reverse order: +/− first, then ×/÷. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Solving Equations belongs on the wall where that math work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Solving Equations?
Angle Pairs, Area of a Circle and Box Plots sit alongside Solving Equations in the 7th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Angle PairsArea of a CircleBox Plots
Is the Solving Equations poster free to download and print?
Yes. Solving Equations downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 7th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Solving Equations poster print at?
Solving Equations is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Solving Equations loses nothing.Printing guide

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