This is a task to introduce students into solving equations. The task is meant to give students different strategies to solve all types of equations. Their is also the homework assignment that goes along with the lesson. Introduction to Solving One Step Equations © 2023 by H. Geof Hilton is licensed under CC BY 4.0  

Open Middle provides math problems that have a closed beginning, a closed end, and an open middle. This means that there are multiple ways to approach and ultimately solve the problems. Open middle problems generally require a higher Depth of Knowledge than most problems that assess procedural and conceptual understanding.