WDYD?!
EQUATIONS
LINEAR EQUATIONS
POTPOURRI
100

This is what the ESSENTIAL QUESTION of the year "WDYD?" stands for... 

What Do You Do (When You Don't Know What To Do)??

100

The value of a in the equation 20-5a=0...

What is a=4?

100

In the equation y=5x-1, this is the SLOPE and Y-INTERCEPT.

What is m=5 and b=-1?

100

This video game, released late last month, is the prequel to the original that came out in 2010 and the third overall in the Western-themed series. 

What is RED DEAD: REDEMPTION 2?

200
NBA superstar Dowayne Wade once said "If I fall down 7 times, I get up 8." This most directly relates to what key idea from this class?

What is GROWTH MINDSET?

200

When solving the equation 4x-5=19, Xavier added 5 to both sides of the equation and then divided both sides by 4. This is called using what kind of operations?

What is INVERSE operations?

200
If graphed, the linear equation y=-2x+4 would go through the y-axis at...


BONUS: Where would it go through the x-axis?

(0,4) is the y-intercept

(2,0) is the x-intercept

200

This former Cleveland Cavalier-turned Los Angeles Laker just passed Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time NBA scoring leaders list this week, and he's only 33 years old.


BONUS: What is his middle name?

Who is LEBRON RAYMONE JAMES?

300

Before using this problem solving strategy, it is wise to first DEFINE your variables...

What is WRITE AN EQUATION?

300

There are a few ways to solve the equation 

20-2(b+1)=4. If you multiply the 2 with the b and 1, you are using this property of multiplication and addition...

BONUS: What is the value of b?

What is the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY?

300

For the y-intercept (b) value of ANY equation, the x value must be equal to this.

What is ZERO?

300

This is the name of the transfer school located in the basement of our building...

What is PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS HS?

400

Which problem solving strategy was the MOST helpful when analyzing the handshake AND locker problems?

What is SOLVE A SIMPLER PROBLEM? (Also acceptable: Make a table & look for a pattern!)

400

Solve for b: 10b-1=9b-5

What is b=-4?

400

If graphed, the STEEPEST line represented by these equations would be: y=-5x, y=1/2x+8, or y=2x+1?

What is y=-5x?
400

Released this past week, her memoir is titled "Becoming" and it's the next book Mr. D will be reading...

Who is Michelle Obama?

500

When you are deciding which strategy to use for a given problem, you are practicing this KCS...

What is PROBLEM FORMULATION?

500

Solve for y: 1/2y+8=5+3/4y+3

What is y=0?

500

This is the point of intersection of the equations y=-5x and y=2x.

What is (0,0)? (Solving a SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS)

500

This is the number of newly-elected women to the U.S. House of Representatives. (HINT: The number is a PERFECT SQUARE number)

BONUS: How many of them were Republican?


What is 36? (35 Dems, 1 Rep. Just sayin'.)

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