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Verifying Equation Solutions

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Verifying Equation Solutions

Student checking equation solutions

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To

Substitute solutions into equations to verify if they are correct

✅ Success Criteria:

• I can substitute a value into an equation correctly
• I can determine if both sides are equal
• I can explain my reasoning clearly

🔍 Part 1: Is the Solution Correct?

For each equation, substitute the given solution and tick whether it's correct or incorrect.

1. Equation: 3x + 5 = 14, Proposed solution: x = 3

Correct solution

Incorrect solution

2. Equation: 2x - 7 = 9, Proposed solution: x = 8

Correct solution

Incorrect solution

3. Equation: 5x + 3 = 28, Proposed solution: x = 5

Correct solution

Incorrect solution

4. Equation: 7 - 2x = 1, Proposed solution: x = 3

Correct solution

Incorrect solution

💭 Part 2: Explain Your Reasoning

5. Choose ONE equation from Part 1 and explain how you verified the solution:

Sentence starters to help:
• I substituted _____ into the equation...
• The left side equals _____ and the right side equals _____
• Therefore, the solution is _____ because...

6. Challenge: Find the mistake! Someone claims x = 4 is the solution to 6x + 2 = 20. Show why they're wrong:
7. Real-life connection: Explain in your own words why checking solutions is important (think about shopping, cooking, or sports!):

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