sticks & stones may break my bones, but word problems will never hurt me...very much!
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Nick is playing Minecraft. He started with 7 experience points. He earns 5 points for every creeper he gets. He needs more than 20 experience points to buy an enchantment. Choose a correct representation of the inequality (A) 7E + 5 > 20 (B) 7 + 20 < 5C (C) 7 + 5C > 20 (D) 7 + 5E < 20
(C) 7 + 5C > 20
100
Solve the inequality and graph on a number line. 7 + 5a < 97
a < 18 <------ 18
100
What do Algebra and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have in common?
They are both concerned with equality.
100
Solve the equation and show all work! 3x - 7 = 3.5
x = 3.5
100
Zay buys a drink that cost $2 and 4 candy bars. He spent $8 total. How much does each candy bar cost? Write the equation (you don't have to solve it!).
Let C = cost of one candy bar. Equation: 2 + 4C = 8
200
Joheem listened to music while he studied for the test. The first song was 5 minutes long. Each song after that was 3 minutes per song. He spent no more than 35 minutes studying. How many songs did Joheem listen to while studying for the test? Write the equation. (You don't have to solve it!)
Let s = # songs. Inequality: 5 + 3s <= 35
200
Solve the inequality and graph on a number line. 5a - 7 > 53
a > 12 12 ------>
200
What do you call friends that love math?
Algebros
200
Solve the equation and show all work! 5 + 6x - 3 = 56
x = 9
200
The Eagles had 20 points. They needed 29 points to win the basketball game. How many 3 point shots did they need to make to win the game? Write the equation (you don't have to solve it?)
Let B = # of 3 point baskets. 20 + 3B = 29
300
Zhiya and Tay'Zanea put their money together and had $13.25. They spent $6.50 buying Takis. They used the rest of the money to buy Pixy Stix. Pixy Stix cost $2.25 per bag. How many bags of Pixy Stix did they buy? Write the equation. You don't have to solve it! :)
Let P = # of bags of Pixy Stix. Equation: 6.50 + 2.25P = 13.25 (they bought 3 bags of Pixy Stix so hopefully they shared with some friends!)
300
Solve the inequality and graph on a number line. 5(2a - 9) < 35
a < 8 <------ 8
300
What is a smart bird's favorite kind of math?
Owl-gebra
300
Solve the equation and show all work! 5(x + 12) = 50
x = -2
300
Jaylon, Jalen, Jadin, and JaShawn each chipped in money to buy the McDonalds big meal box and 4 drinks. The meal box cost $13.04 with tax. They spent $19.96. How much did they pay for each drink? Write the equation. (You don't have to solve it!)
Let d = price of one drink. 13.04 + 4d = 19.96
400
Devin wants to buy the PS4 Destiny video game. He knows it will cost more than $50. He has $44 saved. He can earn $0.75 per pound by taking in pop cans for recycling. How many pounds of cans does he need to take in to be able to buy the game? Write the inequality (you don't have to solve it!)
Let P = # pounds of cans. Inequality: 44 + 0.75P > 50
400
Solve the inequality and graph on a number line. 2(6 + 9a) > -54
a > -3 -3 --------->
400
Why was the student afraid of the y-intercept?
She was afraid she would get stung by the b!
400
Solve the equation and show all work! 3(4 - 2x) = -51
x = 10.5
400
Jade pays $15 a month for her cell phone plan. Plus she pays $0.15 for every text she sends. Her total bill for February was $33.45. How many texts did she send? Write the equation (you don't have to solve it!)
Let t = # texts. Equation: 15 + $0.15t = 33.45 She sent 123 texts!
500
Ms. Morrissey had 51 ICUs total to give out. In the morning, Alexis, Albert, and Aaliyah got ICUs for being respectful. Manny, Miriam, and Mariana got ICUs for being responsible. Shaliea, Cheyenne, and Shania got ICUs for being ready to learn. She wants to have at least 24 ICUs left for the afternoon. How many more ICUs can she give out in the morning? Write the inequality. Bonus points for solving the inequality.
Let I = ICUs Inequality: 51 - 3 - 3 - 3 - I >= 24 OR 51 - 9 - I >= 24 OR 42 - I >= 24. Ms. Morrissey can give out <= 18 ICUs
500
Solve the inequality and graph on a number line. 7 - 5a > -3
a < 2 <------- 2
500
Enthusiastically sing the circle song.
Pi r squared sounds like area to me. If you need the circumference, just use Pi d.
500
Solve the equation and show all work! -3(-4 - 2x) = 18
x = 1
500
On May 4, Mr. Tuttle plans to make references to Star Wars all day long. At 6:30 am, he greeted Mrs. Evans in with a Yoda impression saying "No. Try not. Do....or do not. There is no try." He made 5 references every hour. He made at least 50 references at school. How many hours was he at school? Write the inequality and solve! Bonus points if you know why Mr. Tuttle was makes Star Wars references on May 4th.
Let h = # hours at school. 5h >= 50 so Mr. Tuttle was at school AT LEAST (>=) 10 hours. Bonus: May 4 is known as "Star Wars Day" because you get to say "May the 4th be with you" to everyone you see. Just beware of May 5 because it's the Revenge of the Fifth!
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