Inverse Operations Review

This inverse operations review worksheet provides students with structured practice across a wide range of inverse relationships, from basic arithmetic to introductory function inverses. Learners simplify expressions, solve equations, and identify inverse pairs, building a strong foundation for algebra readiness.

Instructional Objectives

• Skill Focus (Grades 6-9): Apply inverse operations across numeric and algebraic contexts
• Conceptual Understanding (Grades 6-9): Understand how operations undo one another
• Algebraic Reasoning (Grades 7-9): Use inverse relationships to simplify expressions and solve equations
• Curriculum Alignment (Grades 6-9): Supports standards for inverse operations, exponents, roots, and functions

Students progress through multiple sections covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponents, roots, negatives, reciprocals, and introductory inverse functions. This gradual increase in complexity allows learners to connect arithmetic inverses to more advanced algebraic concepts. By working in both numeric and algebraic formats, students strengthen flexibility and reasoning.

Learning Benefits

• Serves as a cumulative review of inverse operations
• Suitable for classroom review, intervention, or enrichment (Grades 6-9)
• Bridges arithmetic understanding with algebra readiness
• Strengthens equation solving and simplification skills
• Supports a wide range of learners through varied problem types

Teachers can use this worksheet to assess overall understanding of inverse relationships or reinforce key concepts before advancing to higher-level algebra topics. Parents and homeschool educators will appreciate its comprehensive scope and structured progression.

This printable inverse operations review worksheet helps students master inverse reasoning across multiple operations, making it a valuable resource for classroom and homeschool math instruction in Grades 6-9.

This worksheet is part of our Inverse Property Worksheets collection.