vary and twist – TickTockMaths

Vary and twist : Two step equations

Download the word file here My thinking A question to start Reversing the terms. Does balancing still work? A take-away. How does this effect our balance. Does reversing the terms still lead us to the same answer Increasing the constant by one. What happens? Also: a decimal answer. We can have a negative answer Divide… Read More »

Vary and Twist: Proportion

I’m going to call these Vary and Twist. Section A is some variation practice. Here’s my thinking behind the variations: Simple example Context change, numbers stay the same OK. Now double what we require. answer doubles Amount needed triples, answer triples. Also 6 x first one We’ve doubled the number of pens in the first… Read More »