Step 5 Objective
Construct and solve linear equations with positive integer coefficients (unknown on one side only) using appropriate methods.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
What if pupils find this a barrier?
5a + 12 = 27
Ask pupils to explain why the solution to this equation is a = 3.
Ask pupils to construct a different equation with the same solution.
How did you go about it?