Vocabulary
Fun
Words into Algebra
Percentages
Percentage Increase or Decrease
Solving Equations
50
Write down the symbol for percentage.
What is % ?
50
What was the focus of the PBS Lesson that you did last week?
What is handing in assignments in a timely manner?
50
Half of a number, x, is 21.
What is
x/2=21
50
Write 39% as a decimal.
What is 0.39?
50
Sonya made 15% profit when she sold her jeans.
Is this an increase or decrease?
What is Increase?
50
If x=2, state whether the following equation is true or false.
10x=5
What is False?
100
What is the name given when the price of an item is reduced on sale?
What is Discount?
100
The names of the two students who had to do Lunch Detention today for 10 minutes.
What is Shylah and Israel?
100
6 less than the number, x, is 7.
What is
x-6=7
100
Write 75% as a simple fraction.
What is 3/4 ?
100
The shop discounted all of its computers by 10% at a recent sale.
Is this an increase or decrease?
What is Decrease?
100
Solve
x+12=20
What is x=8?
150
What does GST mean?
What is Goods & Services Tax?
150
What day did Ms Evans recently celebrate her birthdayt?
What is Thursday?
150
A number, x, is doubled and the result is 52.
What is 2x=52 ?
150
The Sharks has won 13 out of 17 games for the season to date.
State their win as a percentage, correct to 1 decimal place.
What is 76.5%?
150
Calculate the new price when an item marked at $400 is increased by 50%?
What is $600?
150
Solve the following equation using backtracking:
What is x=5?
200
When the selling price is greater than the cost price, you will be making a _______?
What is Profit?
200
Which student was the gentleman that stacked Ms Evan's chair recently?
Who is Israel?
200
Rory buys x kg of oranges at $3.20 per kg. He spends a total of $9.60.
Write an equation involving x to describe this situation?
What is
3.20x=9.60?
200
Finding 10% of a quantity is the same thing as dividing the quantity by ....?
What is 10?
200
Calculate the selling price of a $35 t-shirt if we need to add 10% GST to its price.
What is $38.50?
200
Solve the equation 2p - 5 = 15 using backtracking:
What is x=10?
250
When the Cost Price is greater than the Selling Price, you will be making a ______.
What is Loss?
250
Who was the student who recently had head aches and needed to go home?
Who is Cruz?
250
Oliver doubles a number, x, and then adds 7. The result is 59.
Write an equation to describe this situation.
What is 2x+7=59 ?
250
Express 40 cents as a percentage of $8.
What is 5%?
250
The WA State Government has decided to increase the cost of a $9.60 train trip by 5%.
What is the new fare?
What is $10.08?
250
Solve the following equation using the balance method:
What is x=3?
300
The name given to the plane of coordinate system to determine location in geometry.
What is the Cartesian Plane?
300
The name of this one student who always says please and thank yous.
Who is Joy?
300
The sum of two consecutive numbers, the first being x, is 7.
What is x+x+1=7
300
Determine 5% of 60.
What is 3?
300
Calculate the percentage change when 15 kg becomes 18 kg/
What is 20%?
300
Solve the following equation using the Balance Method:
What is x=3?