Balancing Equations Practice
Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________
Instructions: Find the value of the unknown that makes each equation balanced. Remember: what you do to one side, you must do to the other! Show your working.
Part A: Addition and Subtraction
1.
x + 7 = 15
x = __________
2.
m - 4 = 12
m = __________
3.
18 = n + 9
n = __________
4.
p - 15 = 6
p = __________
5.
23 = q + 14
q = __________
Part B: Multiplication and Division
6.
3 × a = 21
a = __________
7.
b ÷ 4 = 7
b = __________
8.
5 × c = 40
c = __________
9.
d ÷ 6 = 9
d = __________
10.
48 = 8 × e
e = __________
Part C: Mixed Practice
11.
f + 13 = 30
f = __________
12.
7 × g = 56
g = __________
13.
h - 25 = 17
h = __________
14.
j ÷ 5 = 11
j = __________
15.
64 = k + 38
k = __________
⭐ Challenge Questions
16.
2 × w + 5 = 17
w = __________
17.
z - 8 = 3 × 4
z = __________