Forming and Solving Equations - Worded Questions "I think of a number"

Ideal resource for introducing pupils to forming and solving equations.

All questions are of the style like the following. " I think of a number. I times it by 5, then subtract 3. My answer is 17. What was the number I was thinking of?" Form an equation and solve.

It starts with asking pupils to create 'one-step' equations, then moves onto two-step equations. There is a two sided worksheet with plenty of questions on both one step and two step equations. I have also included an extension slide with three step equations and double sided eqautions.

This resource is tried and tested on all levels of pupils / all years and has worked really well.