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100

Which number should be used as a common denominator to solve this problem?

4/5 - 1/3

15

100

The sum?

1/3 + 1/3 + 1/6

5/6

100

Write an equivalent ratio to 8:3

Possible Responses: 16:6, 24:9, 32:12, 40:15, ...

100

What branch of mathematics, often taught in high school gets its name from an Arabic word meaning “reunion of broken parts,”, and was coined in the book “The Science Of Restoring And Balancing” by the 1st century AD mathematician al-Kwarizmi?

Algebra

100

What is the area of a rectangle with length 4 meters and width 3 meters? (Include units!)

12 meters squared or 12 square meters

200

5/8 * 4/9 =

20/72 = 5/18

200

5/8 * 3/4 =

15/32

200

What is the ratio of desks to chairs in this class (not including the teacher desk)? Write in two different forms.


27 to 33 or 27:33

200

What 2016 film starred Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae as real-life NASA mathematicians from the 1960s?

Hidden Figures

200

In the number 123.456, what place is the number 4 in?

tenths

300

The value of the following numerical expression

10/8 - 3/5

26/40 = 13/20

300

What is 2/5 of 30

12

300

A pizza sauce uses 4 tablespoons of tomato paste and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. How many teaspoons of olive oil are needed to make 5 times the recipe?

5 teaspoons of olive oil

300

Since it was first announced in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium, March 14 is the annual celebration of what 'tasty' mathematical constant?

Pi

300

What is the solution to 6x=18?

x=3

400

What is 1/3 of 60?


20

400

I am getting new carpet for a closet in my house. The closet is  5/2 meters wide and 4 meters long. This is the amount of carpet needed?

10 meters 2

5/2 * 4/1

400

If the ratio of height to width of similar rectangles is 4 to 5, what would the width be if the height is 24?

30 because 5 • 6 = 30

400

A standard deck of playing cards has how many cards?

52

400

In the number 123.456, what place is the number 5 in?

hundredths

500

The Smith family is driving to a park that is 80 miles away. So far, the family has driven 1/8 of the distance. How many miles have they driven? 


 

80/8 miles = 10 miles

500

There are 100 people watching a soccer game. When it starts to rain,  1/4  of the people go to their cars to watch. How many people go to their cars?

1/4 * 100 = 25

500

Write an equivalent ratio to 10:50

Possible Responses: 1:5, 2:10, 5:25, 20:100, 30:150

500

What building and room number are we in?

B-307

500

Use the distributive property to rewrite 10(x+3) as a sum of products.

10(x)+10(3) or 10x+30

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