Ms. Phiri
Student Life
Mr. Svebakken
Brain Teasers
A+
100

Ms. Phiri's major.

What is Mathematics? or What is Math Education?

100

The time that first block begins.

What is 7:15?

100

Mr. Svebakken's classroom number.

What is 2E?

100

This gets damper the more it dries.

What is a towel?

100

The value of x in the following equation:

3x - 11 = 10

What is 7?

200

The University that Ms. Phiri will be graduating from.

What is Union?

200

The number of full days we were out of school for the storms, recently.

What is 3? (Thursday, Friday, and Monday)

200

The sport that Mr. Svebakken has coached for and currently referees for.

What is soccer?

200

Two coins that, together, are worth 30 cents, and one of them is not a nickel.

What are a nickel and a quarter?

200

A letter that represents an unknown number.

What is a variable?

300

Ms. Phiri's age.

What is 21?

300

The teams that we "sent off" this year with posters and cheers to compete at the state level.

What are the Hawks and Lady Hawks basketball teams?

300

The state that Mr. Svebakken is from.

What is Iowa?

300

It is harder to catch the faster you run.

What is your breath?

300

The name of the property shown below:

2x(5x2 - 13) 

10x3 - 26x


What is the distributive property?

400

The town/city that Ms. Phiri is from.

What is Lexington, TN?

400

The name of the first task that usually begins each class period, counted as a daily work grade in this classroom.

What is the "Hawk High-Flyer"?

400

The number of children Mr. Svebakken has.

What is 4?

400

It has cities but no people, forests but no trees, and oceans but no fish.

What is a map?

400

The number that occurs the MOST in a set of data.

What is the mode?

500

Ms. Phiri's first name.

What is "Isabel"?

500

The last day of school. (not including finals)

What is Tuesday, May 20th?

500

The number of years Mr. Svebakken has been teaching. (including this year)

What is 27?

500

This might run around your backyard, bit it never moves.

What is a fence?

500

The factored form of the following expression:

x2 + 3x - 40

What is (x + 8)(x - 5)?

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