Solving With One Variable
-35=7x
x = -5
Simplify:
8 · 3 + 9 · 3
51
Using any letter only once, what are the largest and smallest numbers that you can write down in words?
Example: EIGHTY
But not NINETY as N is used twice
Largest: FIVE THOUSAND
Smallest: ZERO
What is the name of Ms Helgager's Dog?
Misha
Which state is known as the potato chip capital?
Pennsylvania
x/7 = -5
x = -35
Simplify:
10 – 4 + (4 – 1)
3 1/2
What letter of the alphabet is the one which comes eight letters before the letter which comes five letters after the fourth appearance of the first letter to occur four times in this sentence?
"r"
You get this by working backwards through the puzzle: the first letter to occur four times is t: WhaT leTTer of T....
Five letters after the fourth "t" is the letter "p", and eight letters before that is "r".
What is Ms Helgager's favorite outdoor activity?
Hiking with her dog
Which state manufactures the most candy?
Pennsylvania
4 = -2 + x
x = 6
Simplify:
3 + 5 · (3 + 1)2
83
Hungry Horace was looking through the family photograph album, which has a photo of each of his parent, each of his grandparents, all the way up to each of his great-great-great-grandparents.
How many photos is that?
2 parents
4 grandparents
8 great-grandparents
16 great-great-grandparents
32 great-great-great-grandparents
2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 = 62 photos in all.
Which state did Ms Helgager grow up in?
Minnesota
About how many gallons of water does an elephant drink per day?
50 gallons or about one bathtub full
- 7n + 4 - 5 = - 29
n = 4
Simplify:
–9 · (4 – 3)3
-9
Six wolves catch six lambs in six minutes.
How many wolves will be needed to catch sixty lambs in sixty minutes?
No, the answer is not sixty. Try again!
SIX WOLVES!
What is Ms Helgager's favorite place to get coffee?
Dutch Bros
Which state has NO mosquitos?
Trick question! Every state in the US has mosquitos!
- 2s + 7 + 6s = - 17
s = -6
Simplify:
–2 + (6 – 10) · (3 – 3)
-2
Three days ago, yesterday was the day before Sunday. What day will it be tomorrow?
Three days ago, yesterday was the day before Sunday, so three days ago was itself Sunday.
That means today is Wednesday, so tomorrow is Thursday
How many and what type of classes does Ms Helgager teach?
(Example: 2 science and 3 band)
1 Pre-Algebra
4 Algebra
How many stairs in the Empire State building?
1,576 stairs