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Solving Equations 15 Minute Challenge (A) WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 9, Year 10
GCSE Tier: Foundation/Higher
Targeting grades: 4-5
Prerequisite knowledge: Algebraic expressions, collecting like terms, expanding single brackets.

Solving Equations 15 Minute Challenge (A) WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This engaging worksheet challenges students to solve a variety of linear equations in just 15 minutes!

Perfect for GCSE Foundation and Higher tier students, this set of questions can be used at the end of a unit on solving equations or as revision.

The problems range from simple one-step equations to more complex multi-step and bracketed equations. Designed to build confidence and fluency in algebra, this activity encourages speed and accuracy in solving for unknown values. It includes equations involving fractions and the distributive property, with the final question posing a pair of simultaneous equations as an extra challenge.

Answers may be positive or negative and include integers, fractions, and decimals.

Solving Linear Equations - 15 Minute Challenge (A) Worksheet suitable for Year 9 and Year 10 students

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This solving equations worksheet is designed for students in Year 9 and Year 10 and aligns with the UK National Curriculum.