Identifying The Unknown
Writing Inequalities
Writing Algebraic Expressions
Solving Algebraic Expressions
Understanding Tables and Graphs
100

At Pizza Planet, the claw machine gives 3 tickets every time a student plays. A student already has 8 tickets and wants a total of 29 tickets. 

What is the unknown that you must solve for?

How many times must the student play the claw machine?

100

A number is greater than 12.

x>12

100

Spider-Man uses 3 web cartridges each time he stops a villain. He already used 5 cartridges earlier today. 

Let v represent the number of villains he stops now. 

3v+5

100

x+8=21

x=13

100

What equation represents the relationship between x and y?

y=3x+1

200

In the dentist's office from Finding Nemo, the fish tank temperature starts at 68 degrees F. The heater increases the temperature by 2 degrees F per hour. The fish need the tank to be at least 76 degrees F to be comfortable. 


What is the unknown that you must solve for?

How many hours must the heater run?

200

The temperature is at most 45 degrees. 

t≤45

200

Iron Man builds 4 new mini arc reactors each week. He already has 12 reactors built. 

Let w represent the number of weeks he works.

4w+12

200

y−9=14

y=23

200

What is the constant rate of change? (relationship between y and x)

3 (y-value is 3 times x)

300

In Minecraft, a player mines 5 diamonds per hour. They already have 12 diamonds. 

How many hours they have been playing for with 12 diamonds earned?

300

A student needs at least 18 points to pass the test. 

p≥18

300

Black Panther uses 8 pounds of vibranium for each new suit. He has 50 pounds of vibranium stored. 

Let s represent the number of suits he makes. 

50−8s

300

5n=45

n=9

300

A line on a graph crosses the y-axis at 5 and goes up 2 units for every 1 unit to the right. 

What is the equation of the line?

HINT: Create the graph it is describing and create a table to support your understanding.

y=2x+5

400

Dash runs laps during superhero training. He runs 4 laps per session. After some number of sessions, he has run 36 laps total. 

How many training sessions did Dash complete?

400

The speed limit is no more than 65 miles per hour.

s≤65

400

Captain America does 25 push-ups each training round. He already completed 40 push-ups. 

Let represent the number of additional rounds. 

25r+40

400

m=42

400

Write an equation that represents the total cost. 

c=15m+10

500

A player is building a castle in Minecraft. The walls require 45 stone blocks. The player already has 17 blocks. They can collect 7 blocks per trip to the quarry. The player wants to have at least 45 blocks. 


What is the unknown that you need to solve for?

How many trips to the quarry must the player make?

500

A video must be shorter than 10 minutes. 

v<10

500

Thor starts with 100 units of lightning power. Each battle uses 15 units of power. 

Let represent the number of battles. 

100−15b

500

12p=84

p=7

500

A graph passes through (1,4), (2,8), (3,12).

What is the equation for this line?

HINT: Create the graph it is describing and create a table to support your understanding.

y=4x

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