FREE Error Analysis: Solving Multi-Step Equations

Description

This resource provides students an opportunity to practice combining like terms, utilizing the distributive property, and solving equation with variables on both sides by analyzing questions that have already been solved incorrectly. After finding the error, the students must explain in words what happened. Then they must solve the problem correctly. Feel free to click on the preview to see the types of errors that students must analyze.

This resource would be great to have students do with partners, as a warm-up, a review before a quiz, as a station activity, an exit ticket, or for homework.

This product contains ten incorrectly solved problems.

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FREE Error Analysis: Solving Multi-Step Equations

Name: FREE Error Analysis: Solving Multi-Step Equations
Brand: Classroom 127
SKU: 3832127
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (122 reviews)

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7th - 10th

Subjects

Algebra, Algebra 2, Math

Standards

CCSS8.EE.C.7

CCSS8.EE.C.7a

CCSS8.EE.C.7b

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Description

This resource would be great to have students do with partners, as a warm-up, a review before a quiz, as a station activity, an exit ticket, or for homework.

This product contains ten incorrectly solved problems.

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Rated 4.7 out of 5, based on 122 reviews

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Forces kids to talk about math

Rated 5 out of 5

May 11, 2026

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Standards-aligned

I used this resource a little differently. I want my students to talk about and explain their thought process when solving problems. I ran each question on a blank paper and then put the answers up one row at a time - including the mistake. With this resource - Each kid answers the first question. Then I complete it step by step and they say, "I agree with (distributing, combining like terms, etc) because that is the first thing to do for this equation and it was done correctly." OR "I disagree with this step because you forgot to multiply (or whatever).

Lisa S.

50 reviews • Illinois

Grades taught: 9th, 10th

Student populations: Learning difficulties

Perfect for writing to learn

Rated 5 out of 5

May 8, 2026

Met expectations

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Standards-aligned

Error analysis is great for the students who move to fast or are careless.

valerie S.

174 reviews • Florida

Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

great activity

Rated 5 out of 5

March 2, 2026

It really helps the students. The students will make sure they do not make the same mistakes in the future.

Aime R.

79 reviews • Texas

Grades taught: 9th

Like this resource1

Rated 5 out of 5

February 17, 2026

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Standards-aligned

I love error analysis for my students, and this was a great one!

Terri G.

137 reviews • Texas

Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Much Needed

Rated 5 out of 5

December 4, 2025

Met expectations

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Standards-aligned

Making error analysis questions is such a pain, so I bought some! Great way to practice this heavily tested skill. I used parts of this in my lessons because it's almost too much to do in a class period.

Lindsay H.

60 reviews • South Carolina

Grades taught: 9th, 10th

Love finding Errors

Rated 5 out of 5

November 24, 2025

I always love an error analysis sheet for students to practice.

Meredith W.

135 reviews • Ohio

Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Loved and great for students!

Rated 5 out of 5

November 20, 2025

Met expectations

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Standards-aligned

This was a great resource to get students to be able to see common mistakes made by students. by having them pick out the mistakes and correct them shows that students truly do understand the material.

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35 reviews • Virginia

Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties

Great resource!

Rated 5 out of 5

October 30, 2025

Met expectations

Standards-aligned

My students loved the error analysis activity! Great activity!

Hunter G.

137 reviews

Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th

Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS8.EE.C.7

Solve linear equations in one variable.

CCSS8.EE.C.7a

Give examples of linear equations in one variable with one solution, infinitely many solutions, or no solutions. Show which of these possibilities is the case by successively transforming the given equation into simpler forms, until an equivalent equation of the form 𝘹 = 𝘢, 𝘢 = 𝘢, or 𝘢 = 𝘣 results (where 𝘢 and 𝘣 are different numbers).

CCSS8.EE.C.7b

Solve linear equations with rational number coefficients, including equations whose solutions require expanding expressions using the distributive property and collecting like terms.