Equations Jeopardy

One-Step Equations

100

x-3=7

x-3=7

 +3  +3

x=10

200

2x=8

2x=8

 /2  /2

x=4

300

x/4=3

x/4=3

(x/4)=3

   *4   *4

x=12

400

-2+x=6

-2+x=6

+2     +2

x=8

500

-3+x=-6

-3+x=-6

+3     +3

x=-3

Two-Step Equations

100

What is the inverse operation of division? 

Multiplication

200

2m + 4 = 10 

2m + 4 = 10

      - 4      -4 

2m = 6

/2      /2 

m = 3

300

3x - 10 = 17

3x - 10 = 17

     + 10   +10 

3x = 27

/3    /3 

x = 9 

400

9-3x=-12

9-3x=-12

-9         -9

-3x=-21

/-3    /-3

x=7

500

-x/4 - 5 = - 3

-x/4 -5 = - 3

       + 5   + 5

-x/4 = 2 

*4      *4 

-x = 8 

/-1    /-1

x= -8 

True or False? (Equations)

100

If m=4, is this true/false?

2+m=6

2+(4)=6 

6=6

TRUE

200

If p=-2, is this true/false?

9+p=11

 9+(-2)=11

9-2=11

7=11

FALSE

300

If p=3, is this true/false?

2p-4=2

2(3)-4=2

6-4=2

2=2

TRUE

400

If w=-8, is this true/false?

2w-8=16

2(-8)-8=16

-16-8=16

-24=16

FALSE

500

If y=-4, is this true/false?

-8/y-6=32

-8/(-4) -6=32

2-6=32

-4=32

FALSE

Combining Like Terms

100

3x + 2x + 5 

5x + 5

200

2x + 5 + 7x - 4 - 2x

2x + 7x -2x = 7x

5 -4 = 1

7x + 1

300

5x² +5x +3y -3x² +y 

5x² - 3x² = 2x²

3y + y =  4y 

5x 

 2x² + 4y + 5x 

400

3xy² +5xy -2x²y +4xy

3xy² + 5xy - 2x²y + 4xy

3xy²  - 2x²y + 9xy

500

3(x+y) +5x -2y

3(x+y) +5x -2y

3x + 3y + 5x -2y

8x + y 

Distributive Property

100

3(x + 2) 

3x + 6 

200

2(2x+5)

4x + 10

300

-3(-y + 4)

3y - 12 

400

-5(3x + 2y - 5)

-15x -10y +25 

500

x(x -3)

x² - 3x