BACK TO WORKSHEETS
The equals sign (=) is a very important mathematical statement that shows two things are equal in value.
Example 1
True or false?
124 x 2 = 199 + 49
Answer 1:
Work out each side separately.
124 x 2 = 248
199 + 49 = 248
In this example, the two sides are equal as they both total 248. Therefore the statement is true.
Example 2:
True or false?
14² = (5 x 8) + 144
Answer 2:
Work out each side separately.
Remember that to square a number, means to multiply it by itself.
14² = 14 x 14 = 196
(5 x 8) + 144 = 40 + 144 = 184
Remember to complete operations in brackets first.
In this example, the sides are not equal, so it's false.
Let's have a go at spotting the false statements in the questions that follow.
.jpg)
