$Quilt color by number: solve for x, x up to 12: color-by-number page for Grades 7–8, page 1 preview$

Color-by-number page · Mathematics

Quilt color by number: solve for x, x up to 12 · Grades 7–8

Work out the code in every square, then color it using the key to reveal a symmetric quilt design. Practices solving one-step equations.

Grades 7–8 · ages 12 to 14
Medium
20 to 30 minutes
1 page
Free

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

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The color key

Directions: Solve each equation for x, then color by the value of x.

x − 9
x + 6
x + 8
x + 7
x + 5
Color key

What your child practices

Your child practices solving one-step equations. The skill is “One-step equations”: solve x + p = q and px = q by doing the same thing to both sides.

Grades and ages: Grades 7–8, ages 12 to 14
Time: About 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: Mathematics
Level: Medium for Grades 7–8
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Set out crayons or colored pencils and look at the whole picture together first. Talk about what is being colored to practice the words that go with it. It is pitched at the expected level for Grades 7–8, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Check the color key together, then color one number at a time across the whole picture.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.