Basic Algebraic Skills

Number Patterns

100

What are the next 2 numbers of the pattern 1, 2, 3, ...

4, 5

200

What are the next 2 numbers of the pattern 5, 12, 19, ...

26, 33

300

What are the next 2 numbers of the pattern 44, 36, 28, ...

20, 12

400

What are the next 2 numbers of the pattern 39, 33, 27.....

21, 15

500

What are the next 2 numbers of the pattern3, 6, 12 .....

24, 48

Algebraic Expressions

100

What is an expression for the sum of y and 9?

y + 9

200

What is an expression for the product of 8 and h?

8 x h or 8h

300

What is an expression for the difference between p and 8?

p - 8

400

Write the expression 3 times x increased by 4

3x + 4

500

Write the expression 5 times x minus 15

y = 5x -15

a = 2, b = 5

100

a + b

7

200

2b - a

8

300

Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch was originally______? ( what color)

a. blue.     b. yellow.      c. orange.        d. purple

orange

400

a² + b² 

29

500

BONUS!!!

WHAT 2 BODY PARTS NEVER STOP GROWING?

hint they are on your face

ears and nose

Set Notation

100

What number set is shown below

{ 1, 2, 3.....}

Natural or counting

200

What number set is shown below

{... -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 ...}

intergers

300

What number set is shown below

{..... -3/4, -0.12, 1, 0, 1/2, 5, 0.625, 1.151515, 2.5...}  

Rational

400

Describe the set using set builder notation

{ 1, 3, 5, 7, 9}

{x|x is one of the first 5 odd natural numbers}

500

What are all numbers are ______ numbers

Real

Mixed Bag

100

What is 7d in expanded form?

7 x d

200

_______ is the most common eye color? 

brown

300

What are the next 3 consecutive even numbers after 16?

18, 20, 22

400

What is the algebraic expression for 8 less than x?

x - 8

500

BONUS!!! DOUBLE POINTS

________ is the world’s largest island.

a. Iceland    b.  Madagascar   c. Japan    d.  Greenland

GREENLAND