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Smartboard: The Equals Sign Means "Same Value"

The Equals Sign Means "Same Value"

Year 6 Mathematics · Equalities & Inequalities · WA6MNAUE1

A balance scale showing 7 plus 5 on one pan and 15 minus 3 on the other, sitting level. — Both sides have the same value (12), so the scale balances.

Keep it balanced

If you change one side, you must change the other to keep the scale level.

Try it: 8 + 6 = 20 − ?

Order of operations

Brackets → × and ÷ → + and −.

So 2 + 3 × 4 = 14, not 20.

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