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Solving Equations Inquiry

This resource from Inquiry Maths contains a simple prompt which leads to a rich task exploring the nature of linear equations.

Solving equations inquiry and the Lesson notes outline the prompt for students to explore and suggests a number of supplementary enquiries. The prompt is designed to produce equations with an unknown on both sides. The discussion surrounds how the equation may be solved. Different methods could be discussed for different coefficients used in the equation.

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