Starts With S
Linear Equations
Manipulation
Writing Equations
Word Problems
100
More than one equation to be solved at the same time is know as this.
What is System of Equations
100
If 3a-5b= 8, what is b in terms of a?
What is b=(3/5)a-(8/5)
100
Write the expression that expresses temperature, T, in the terms of speed of sound, s.
s=1,086+2T
T=(s-1086)/2
100
A construction company rents a crane to move roofing materials to the top of five-story building. The rental fees include a $500 fixed fee, $2,000 for the first day, and $1,300 per day for each additional day or part thereof. Given that the construction company rents the crane for d days, and that d greater than or equal to 2, which of the following properly express the cost, C, of renting the crane for d days?
What is C(d)= $500+$1,300(d-1)+$2,000?
100
Jessica, Lena, and Rory scored all of the soccer team's 43 goals this past season. Lena scored three times as many goals as Jessica, and Rory scored 2 fewer goals than Jessica. How many goals did Rory score?
What is 7 goals?
200
The ratio of rise to run
What is slope?
200
A test average of at least 75 is needed to pass a course. Glen's first four test scores were 81, 71, 79, and 72. Which inequality represents the score, s, Glen needs on his last test in order to the course?
What is s is greater than or equal to 72?
200
In September, the price of a bicycle was P dollars. IN October, November, and December, the price was reduced by 10%, 15%, and 20% respectively. In terms of P, what was the dollar price of the bicycle after the final price reduction?
.612P
200
A scooter rental shop charges $25 for the firs hour of a scotter rental. Each additional Hour costs $15. Renting a helmet cost a flat rate of $10. Which expression represents the total cost if renting a helmet and scooter for h hours?
What is 35+15(h-1)?
200
Isaac combines walking and jogging for his weekly exercise routine. On Monday he walked and jogged a total of 4.2 miles for 1 hour. If his walking speed is 3 miles per hour, and his jogging speed is 5 miles per hour, for how minutes did Isaac jog on Monday?
What is 36 minutes?
300
The answer to an equation or system of equations.
What is a solution set?
300
A line in the standard xy-coordinate plane passes through the point (1,2) and has a slope of -1/3. Which of the following points does NOT lie on the line?
(-2,3) (2,-1) (7,0) (4,1)
What is (2,-1)
300
What is the solution (x,y) to the system of equations below?
3x + 3y=15
y/3=x/3+1
What is (1,4)?
300
With one game left remaining in the basketball season, Elliot has made 35 out of 47 free throws. If Elliot makes all of his free throws in the last game, whcih equations can be used to dtereming the number of free throws Elliot must make to end the season with a 76% free throw success rate? Let x= the number of Elliot's free throws in the final game.
35+x/47+x=0.76
300
A border of one=foot-square tiles is being placed around a rectangle pool. If the dimensions of the pool are 3n feet by n feet, which expression represents the total number of tiles necessary for the border?
What is 4(2n+1)
400
y = mx + b is more formally known as this.
What is slope-intercept form.
**Bonus Question**
What are the other types of linear forms?
+400 for correct answer
400
If 6n+5=3-3n, then what is the value of n?
What is -2/9
400
If 3a+3b=16+7a+b, what is the value of 1/2b?
What is 1/2b=4+a?
400
An artist has $140.25 to spend on paint and brushes. She selects $72 worth of paint. If brushes cost $12.25 each, which of the following can be used to determine the possible number of brushes , b, she can buy?
What is 12.25b is less than or equal to 68.25
400
What is the value of h that makes company A's price quote equal to Company B's price quote?
A=4,700+50h
B=3,500+50h
What is 60 hours?
500
The alliterative vehicle by which presents are transported on Christmas Eve.
What is Santa's Sleigh?
500
The cost, in dollars, of tution at a locall college can be found using the equation y=375x+425, where x is the number of credit hours. What is the best interpretation of the number 375 in the context of the problem?
What is the tuition increase per increase of one credit hour?
500
Solve for L.
500
Back in 1950, Kim's Grandfather, Jed, wanted to buy a brand new car that cost $1,560.00 Jed had $930 saved up and could save $70 every month for from his annual salary of $14,700. Given that m is the number of months Jed saved a portion of his monthly income, write and equation that could solve to determine the number of months Jed had to save in order to purchase the new car.
What is 70m +930=1,560
**Bonus Questions**
Solve for the number of months.
++500 for correct ansewer
500
In one wee, a local video rental store made a total of $491 DVD and video-game rentals. The cost for one DVD rental is $4 and the cost for one video-game rental is $3. The total number of DVD and video-game rented for the week was 145. Write a system of equations that can be used to determine the number of DVDs, x, and video-games, y, the store rented out during the week?
What is x+y=145, and 4x+3y=491?
Bonus** How many DVD were rented that week?**
+500 for correct bonus question answer