GEOMETRY
ALGEBRA 2
WORD PROBLEMS
ALGEBRA 1
Personal Finance
100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! (200 POINTS!)

What is the perimeter of a square that has an area of 25?

What is:

20

100

Simplify.

(x^3)(x^4) = ?

What is:

x^7

(x^3)(x^4) = x^3+4 = x^7

100

if d = rt, where d is distance, r is rate, and t is time, how long, in hours, will it take Derron to drive 180 miles at an average rate of 45 miles per hour?

What is:

4 Hours

100

Solve for x:

3(4x - 2) - 3x = x + 3

What is:

x = 9/8

100

At Target, the hoodie was 30% off the original price. what is the sale price if the original was $22

What is:

$15.40

200

If Triangle ABC is congruent with Triangle DEF, then angle BAC is congruent with angle _____________?

What is:

Angle EDF

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! (400 POINTS!)

(7x - 5)(3x^2 + 4x - 1)

What is:

21x^3 + 13x^2  - 27x + 5

200

Susan weighs p pounds. If Susan gains 17 pounds, she will weigh as much as Carol, who weighs 8 pounds less than Judy. If Judy weighs x pounds, then Susan's weight, p, in terms of x is _________

(Hint: your answer will be an expression containing x!)

What is:

p = x-25

200

If f(x) = 5x^2 +13x - 2 , Then f(2)=?

What is:

f(2) = 44

200

Find the interest.

Savings Account Deposit: $1200

Interest Rate: 7%

Time: 2 Years

What is:

$168

300

The line segment AB is 15 inches long, where P is a point in the segment AB. If AP = 2x+1 and PB = 4(x - .25), whats the value of x?

(Hint: AP + PB = AB)

What is:

x = 2.5

300

Simplify.

Square root of -56

(Hint: i = Square root of -1)

What is:

2i Square root of 14

300

When the number of people who contribute equally to a gift decreases from four to three, each person must pay an additional $10. What is the cost of the gift?

(Hint: Make an equation!)

What is:

$120.

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! (600 POINTS!)

Simplify (x + 2)^2 - x^2 

(FOIL and GCF)

What is:

4(x+1) or 4x+4 


Note: x^2 + 4x + 4 - x^2

300

Aldo put $400 into a savings account that paid an interest rate of 5.4% per year. What was the total amount at the end of one year?

(Total amount = deposit plus interest)

What is:

$421.60

400

Triangle ABC is an Isosceles Triangle where AB is congruent to BC. if angle ABC is 80 degrees, find the measure of the remaining interior angles.

What is:

Both 50 Degrees

400

Factor.

x^2 + 18x + 81

What is:

(x + 9)^2

or

(x + 9)(x + 9)

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! (800 POINTS!)

Fruit for a dessert costs $1.20 a pound. If 5 pounds of fruit are needed to make a dessert that serves 12 people, what is the cost of the fruit needed to make enough of the same dessert to serve 24 people?

What is:

$12.00. If 5 pounds of fruit serve 12 people, then 5/12 pound serves one person, so 24 x 5/12 = 10 pounds. Since the fruit costs $1.20 a pound, the cost of the fruit needed to serve 24 people is 10 x $1.20 = $12.00.

400

For the system of equations: 3x-4y=7, 2x+4y=3, what is x and y?

What is:

x = 2

y = -1/4

400

Worker earned $1,263.80. F.I.C.A. is 6%. Federal tax is 28%. State tax is 4%. How much money total is being deducted from the worker's paycheck?

What is:

$480.24

500

Use the Pythagorean to solve for c:

a = 5, b = 12 

(Hint: a^2 + b^2 = c^2)

What is:

c = 13

500

Solve for x.

2(x - 5) + 3x < 4(x - 6) + 3

What is:

x < -11 

or

(-infinity, -11)

500

A baker produces 400 brownies a day at a production cost of $0.25 each per brownie. If all the brownies are sold each day, what is the minimum selling price per brownie to make a daily profit of AT LEAST $420?

(Hint: Production cost needs to be deducted from profit to find right answer!)

What is:

$1.30

400 x .25 = $100 production Cost

$1.30 x 400 = $520 Profit - $100 Production cost = $420

500

Solve for b:

 b+3>0 and 1>2b-9

What is:

b>-3, and b<5. Since b is an integer, b may be equal to any of the following: -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

(-3, 5) or -3 < b < 5

500

Double Jeopardy! (1000 Points)

Employee worked 40 hours at $12.00 per hour. F.I.C.A. is 6%. Federal tax is 16%.State tax is 2%. What was the employee's Net Pay? (Hint: Gross - Deductions!)

What is:

$364.80

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