Common Core · Grade 7
7.EE.B.4.A
Grade 7 — Solve equations of the form px + q = r and p(x + q) = r fluently, and compare an algebraic solution with an arithmetic one.
The skill that covers it
What a student should be able to do
- Undo addition or subtraction before undoing multiplication or division.
- Solve two-step equations with negative and fractional coefficients.
- Check solutions by substitution.
- Model two-step word problems with an equation.