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100

What is the first step in solving this equation?

5 - 2x = 17

Subtract 5 from both sides

100

When do we use a closed circle to graph an inequality?

Greater than or equal to

Less than or equal to

100

What is bigger, 100 or 1/10-2 ?

Trick question... they're equal

100

How many months of the year end in the letter "y"?

January, February, May, July

4

100

When is my birthday in MLA Format

20 February 2000

200

Solve for x

3x + 9 = 18

x = 3

200

Explain what happens when we multiply/divide by a negative number over the inequality sign

Flip the sign

200

A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?

9

200

How many days are in 4 years?

1461

365 x 4 = 1460 + 1 (Leap year) = 1461

200

What sports did I play in middle school?

Cheer, gymnastics, volleyball

300

Solve for k

52 = 3k + 4 + 9k

k = 4

300

Write all of the inequality symbols and their English translation.

< less than

> greater than

</ less than or equal to

>/ greater than or equal to

300

Which one is heavier, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?

They weigh the same

300

How many cupcakes are in a baker's dozen?

13

300

Where do I work on the weekends and what is my job there?

Meat Farms; bookeeper

400

When we solve for x, what does our solution mean in words?

It tells us what value of x makes the equation true/equal

400

Explain (not translate) in words what this solution means:

x > 3

For all values larger than 3, our original inequality will be true.

400

How many numbers are there between 0 and 1?

Infinite

400

How many seconds are in a day?

86,400 seconds

400

What did I just get a tattoo of yesterday?

Fibonacci spiral

500

Solve for p

-(-3p - 1) + 4p + 9 + 3p = -80

p = -9

500

Solve and graph this inequality

3x + 5 > 2(x + 5)

x > 5

Open circle on 5, shaded to the right

500

I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is six more than my one’s digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?

193

500

What letter does every odd number have in it?

E

500

What color did I dye my hair in college?

Purple

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