Grade 7 Evaluating Expressions Worksheets
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Grade 7 Evaluating Expressions Practice
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- 1.Evaluate 4x - 11 when x = 3.
- 2.Evaluate 2x - 8 when x = 5.
- 3.Evaluate 6x - 1 when x = 1.
- 4.Evaluate 4x - 11 when x = 2.
- 5.Evaluate 8x - 10 when x = 5.
- 6.Evaluate 5x + 7 when x = 7.
- 7.Evaluate 8x + 6 when x = 2.
- 8.Evaluate 3x - 8 when x = 1.
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- Question 1: 1
- Question 2: 2
- Question 3: 5
- Question 4: -3
- Question 5: 30
- Question 6: 42
- Question 7: 22
- Question 8: -5
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Multiplying
Grade 6 foundation
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Fraction of a Number
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About These Worksheets
Grade 7 students evaluate expressions with integers, brackets, and multiple operations, linking the skill to formulas and equations.
Evaluating expressions worksheets ask students to substitute a given value for a variable and calculate the result. This is often a student's first practical use of variables: if x = 4, then 3x + 2 means 3 times 4 plus 2. The skill looks simple, but it requires careful attention to order of operations, multiplication written without a symbol, and negative values when they appear.
These worksheets start with one-variable expressions and progress to expressions involving two variables, brackets, exponents, and real-world formulas. Students learn to replace the variable first, then simplify step by step rather than trying to do everything mentally. Evaluating expressions prepares students for formulas in measurement, substitution in equations, function notation, and high-school graphing, where ordered pairs are generated by substituting values into a rule.
Skills Practised
- Substituting given values for variables
- Following order of operations after substitution
- Evaluating expressions with one or two variables
- Interpreting multiplication written beside a variable
- Using formulas to calculate real-world values
Parent Tip: Ask your child to rewrite the expression with the number in brackets before calculating. This keeps substitution separate from simplification and reduces sign errors.