True or False Equations & Balance the Equation Worksheet Generator

Print free equal sign worksheets for ages 6–9. Every equation has an operation on both sides, so kids learn that = means “the same amount as”: circle True or False, write the missing number that makes it balance, read pan-balance scales, write = or ≠, or hunt a number board for equations at the equation station. Addition, subtraction or multiplication, with an answer key.

Half the equations are true. The false ones are near misses, including the classic mistake of writing the left side's answer straight after the equal sign (3 + 4 = 7 + 2). Every equation has an operation on both sides, so the equal sign has to be read as “the same amount as”.

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True or False Equations
Work out each side. Circle True if both sides are equal, or False if they are not.
  1. 1
    2+6=1+7
    TrueFalse
  2. 2
    7+3=10+4
    TrueFalse
  3. 3
    10+3=7+6
    TrueFalse
  4. 4
    7+1=3+3
    TrueFalse
  5. 5
    13+2=15+1
    TrueFalse
  6. 6
    6+12=9+9
    TrueFalse
  7. 7
    13+6=11+8
    TrueFalse
  8. 8
    2+17=4+16
    TrueFalse
  9. 9
    8+7=3+13
    TrueFalse
  10. 10
    8+1=2+7
    TrueFalse
  11. 11
    8+7=2+13
    TrueFalse
  12. 12
    1+7=4+2
    TrueFalse
Answer KeyTrue or False Equations
  1. 1
    2+6=1+7
    8 = 8
    TrueFalse
  2. 2
    7+3=10+4
    10 ≠ 14
    TrueFalse
  3. 3
    10+3=7+6
    13 = 13
    TrueFalse
  4. 4
    7+1=3+3
    8 ≠ 6
    TrueFalse
  5. 5
    13+2=15+1
    15 ≠ 16
    TrueFalse
  6. 6
    6+12=9+9
    18 = 18
    TrueFalse
  7. 7
    13+6=11+8
    19 = 19
    TrueFalse
  8. 8
    2+17=4+16
    19 ≠ 20
    TrueFalse
  9. 9
    8+7=3+13
    15 ≠ 16
    TrueFalse
  10. 10
    8+1=2+7
    9 = 9
    TrueFalse
  11. 11
    8+7=2+13
    15 = 15
    TrueFalse
  12. 12
    1+7=4+2
    8 ≠ 6
    TrueFalse