Year 7 Mathematics · Chapter 7
First Steps in Algebra
Year 7 Mathematics, NSW Stage 4. First Steps in Algebra, 9 lessons, written to the NSW Mathematics syllabus.
In this chapter
What the guide holds
Every lesson runs the same way: worked examples paired with a your-turn column, a four-stage practice ladder from fluency to exam-style questions, and full worked solutions for every question at the back of the chapter.
Includes three practice examinations on this chapter, sharing no question between them, each with its own worked solutions. Sit one and keep the other two for revision.
9 lessons
Lesson by lesson
- 7.1 Pronumerals and algebraic expressions
- 7.2 Writing expressions from words
- 7.3 Substituting into algebraic expressions
- 7.4 Substitution with negative numbers
- 7.5 Equivalent expressions and the laws of arithmetic
- 7.6 Like terms: collecting and simplifying
- 7.7 Multiplying and dividing algebraic terms
- 7.8 Expanding brackets: the distributive law
- Putting it together
Common questions
Questions about this chapter
- What does First Steps in Algebra cover?
- Year 7 Mathematics, NSW Stage 4. First Steps in Algebra, 9 lessons, written to the NSW Mathematics syllabus.
- How many lessons are in First Steps in Algebra?
- 9 lessons: 7.1 Pronumerals and algebraic expressions, 7.2 Writing expressions from words, 7.3 Substituting into algebraic expressions, 7.4 Substitution with negative numbers, 7.5 Equivalent expressions and the laws of arithmetic, 7.6 Like terms: collecting and simplifying, 7.7 Multiplying and dividing algebraic terms, 7.8 Expanding brackets: the distributive law, Putting it together.
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