Equation Balance
Keep the scale balanced while you take away coins and x-boxes to find the value of x.
What your child learns
- Whatever you do to one side, do to the other
- Remove equal things from both sides
- Share into equal groups to divide
Example
2x + 3 = 11: take 3 coins from each side, then share 8 into 2 groups → x = 4.
Try it at home
Use a real balance or two equal piles of coins to model an equation.
Key takeaway
A balanced scale is an equation you can see.
Practise equation balance with Bloomie
Bloomie reads every question aloud, listens to spoken answers and adapts the difficulty one question at a time.