Unit 3
Equations and Inequalities
Unit Narrative
In this unit, students deepen their algebraic reasoning as they write and solve equations of the forms and and inequalities of the forms and . This builds on grade 6 work with equations of the form or . Students will build on this work in future units when they solve equations that have a variable on both sides of the equal sign and when they work with systems of equations.
Students begin the unit by making sense of situations that involve both multiplication and addition. They represent such situations with...