Algebra Jeopardy

Adding Fractions

100

1/2 + 1/2

2/2 or 1

200

3/4 + 6/4

9/4 or 2 1/4

300

6/10+2/5+3/5

16/10 or 8/5 

400

6/9+2/3+14/12

90/36 or 2 1/2

500

6/30+48/12+12/18+12/9

6.2 or 31/5

PEMDAS

100

 What does the E in PEMDAS stand for?

Exponets 

200

What is the first step of this equation?

2³(5*3)-89=

5*3

300

59*3-74

103

400

3²+6*4-10

23

500

5²(10*15-39)+23/2

2786.5

Subtracting Fractions

100

Algebra: Solve each equation for y:

1. 5x + 2y = 12

2. 3x + 4y = 10

Algebra: 

1. y = 5/2x - 6

2. y = -3/4x + 5/2

200

Algebra: 

1. -2, -1.4, -0.8, ____, ______, _____

2. 5/4, 11/8, 3/2, ____, _____, ______

Algebra: 

1. -0.2, 0.4, 1

2. 13/8, 7/4, 15/8

300

Algebra: 

1. Where does the graph of y=-3x-18 intersect the x-axis?

2. Tickets to see a movie cost $5 for children and $8 for adults. The equation 5x + 8y = 80 represents the number of children (x) and the number of adults (y) who can see the movie with $80. If no adults see the movie, how many children can see the movie with $80?

Algebra: 

1. (-6,0)

2. 16 kids

400

Pre-Algebra: 

1. 9/7 - 4/7

2. 1 4/25 - 19/25

3. 17/24 - (-5/24)

4. 7/12 + 5/12

Pre-Algebra: 

1. 5/7

2. 2/5

3. 11/12

4. 1

500

Activity

Stand one one foot for 2 minutes

Multiplying Polynomials

100

Is this a polynomial?

(x+5)(x+2)

Yes

200

What are the two methods used to multiply polynomials?

Box Method

FOIL Method

300

Multiply:

(x³+y)(x+y⁴)

x⁴+x³y⁴+xy+y⁵

400

1. How many inches are 3/8 of a foot?

2. How long would it take a car traveling 60 miles per hour to go 250 miles?

1. 10 1/2 in

2. 4 1/2 hrs

500

Algebra: 

1. On a map of North Carolina, the distance between Charlote and Wilmington is 14.75 in. If 2 in equals 24 miles, what is the approximate distance between the two cities?

2. Shanee bikes 5 miles to the park in 30 min and 3 miles to the library in 45 min. What is her average speed?

Algebra: 

1. 177 mi

2. 6.4 mph

Exponential functions

100

Algebra: 

1. 2g + 5 = 33

2. -4 + t = -7

Algebra: 

1. g = 14

2. t = -3

200

Pre-Algebra: 

1. Twelve of the 28 students in math class have blonde hair. In simplest form, what fraction of the students in math class do not have blonde hair?

2. How many bricks, each 0.25 meters long, are needed to make a row that is 7.25 meters long?

Pre-Algebra: 

1. 4/7

2. 29 bricks

300

Algebra: 

1. Write the fraction in lowest terms: 36a³b²c / 24ab²c⁴

2. Solve for x : 3(x + 1) = -6

Algebra: 

1. 3a² / 2c³

2. -3

400

Write as a Decimal

1. 4 / 7

2. -1 / 6

1. 0.6

2. -0.2

500

Algebra: 

1. Find the total price of a sweatshirt that is priced at $48 and taxed at 6.5%.

2. Solve 5x - 3y = 9 for y.

Algebra: 

1. $51.12

2. y = 5/3x - 3