Things You Should Know from Ms. Gaul's Class

Solving Equations

100

x+7=27

x=20

200

2x+3=45

x=21

300

-5x-8=32

x=-8

400

3x+10=x-12

x=-11

500

x²+10=46

x=6

Taylor Swift

100

Finish the lyric

Welcome to ________

 it's been waiting for you

New York

200

What year was Taylor Swift Born?

1989

300

What kind of farm did Taylor Swift's parents own?

Christmas Tree Farm

400

What is the best Taylor Swift Album?

Reputation

500

Name 10 of the 11 albums... in order

debut

fearless

speak now

red

1989

reputation

lover

folklore

evermore

midnights

the tortured Poets department

Pythagorean Theorem

100

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

a²+b²=c²

200

What is the missing side length?

a=3

b=4

c=?

c=5

300

What is the vocabulary word for the diagonal part of a right triangle?

hypotenuse

400

find the missing side

a=5

b=?

c=8

6.24

500

Solve the story problem.

a telephone pole falls over onto a building during a storm. The bottom of the pole was 10 feet away from the building and the pole was 30 ft tall. How tall is the building?

28.28 ft

Ms. Gaul's Dogs

100

What are the names of Ms. Gaul's Dogs?

Dakota and Murphy

200

Which dog is older?

Dakota

300

What breed of dog is Dakota?

Mini Australian Shepherd

400

What is Murphy's age (answers withing 1 year off accepted)

8!

500

Write your own math story problem involving Ms. Gaul's dogs and (if it makes mathematical sense) she will pick her favorite.

my favorite is...

Random Math I should know

100

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 10ft and a width of 12ft?

120 ft²

200

Which is greater?

12/24

50/100

they are the same

300

What percent of 16 is 12?

75%

400

Use the product rule to solve

a³ times a⁵

a⁸

500

What is the cube root of 27

3