Forming and solving equations from descriptions

Maths

Forming and solving equations

I think of a number. I times it by 5 and subtract 3. The answer is 17. Form an equation to show this.

What number was I thinking of in Question 1?

Zaki thinks of a number. He multiplies the number by 5. He then adds 3. His answer is 38. What number did Zaki think of?

Yasmin thinks of a number. She multiplies it by 2. She then subtracts 15. She then divides the result by 4. Her answer is 2.5. What number did Yasmin think of?

2 bottles and 2 corks cost £4.20. A bottle is £0.80 more expensive than a cork. How much does a bottle cost?

Which equation can be formed from the diagram?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Forming and solving equations from descriptions

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.