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Equal Sign Equations Exploration

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Equal Sign Equations Exploration

Balance scales showing equality

⚖️ Part 1: Understanding the Equal Sign

1. What does the equal sign (=) mean?

The answer comes next

The same as

Add the numbers

2. Which of these is an equation?

4 × 5

4 × 5 = 20

4 × 5 + 3

3. Mark each number sentence as TRUE or FALSE:

a) 6 × 4 = 24     TRUE _____     FALSE _____

b) 5 × 3 = 18     TRUE _____     FALSE _____

c) 20 ÷ 4 = 5     TRUE _____     FALSE _____

d) 8 × 2 = 14     TRUE _____     FALSE _____

🔍 Part 2: Finding Missing Numbers

4. Fill in the missing numbers to make these equations true:

a) 7 × _____ = 35

b) _____ × 6 = 42

c) 32 ÷ _____ = 8

d) _____ ÷ 5 = 9

5. Show your working for this equation: 4 × _____ = 28
6. Circle the equations that have the same value on both sides:

3 × 8 = 24

5 × 4 = 25

36 ÷ 6 = 6

7 × 3 = 20

💭 Part 3: Explaining Your Thinking

7. Explain how you know that 8 × 3 = 24 is a true equation. Use the words "same as" in your answer.
8. What is the difference between an expression and an equation? Give an example of each.
9. Create your own true equation using multiplication and your own false equation using division:

True equation: _________________________

False equation: _________________________

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