Math, but with words!?!
Solve for a variable
Solve for a "specific" variable
I give you roots; you do a thing (FOIL)
Factor! (use the cross)
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Translate to an expression: "The sum of twelve and four times a number"
12 + 4x OR 4x + 12
100
5x = 390
x = 78
100
Solve for p: 2p = x
p = x / 2
100
Write a quadratic equation in standard form given the roots: 3 , 5
x² - 8x + 15
100
x² + 6x + 9
(x+3)(x+3)
200
Translate to an expression: The product of five and two times a number.
5(2x) OR 5 * 2x
200
2.4 + 3x = 3.6
x = .4
200
Solve for r: 4r + 2 = w
r = (w-2)/4
200
Write a quadratic equation in standard form given the roots: -2 ,6
x² - 4x -12
200
x² - 10x + 24
(x-4)(x-6)
300
Translate to an expression: "The difference of three times a number and the quotient of the same number and eight.
3x - (x/8)
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2x + 75 = 102 - x
x = 9
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Solve for q: b = 12q - 1
q = (b+1)/12
300
Write a quadratic equation in standard form given the roots: 13 , -8
x² - 5x - 104
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!
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DAILY DOUBLE!!
Make your wagers
How many elements are in the periodic table?
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0.4x = 100
x = 250
400
Solve for m: 3(2m - t) = 108
m = 18 + .5k OR 18 + (1/2)k
400
Write a quadratic equation in standard form given the roots: (1/3) , 6
x² - (19/6)x + 2
400
x² + 36 OR
x² + 0x + 36
Not factorable
500
Translate to a verbal equation:
2(y² + 4) = 14 - y
The product of two and the quantity of a number squared increased by four is the same as the difference between fourteen and the same number.
500
4x + 20 = 53 - 2x
x = 5.5
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Who painted this?
Vincent van Gogh
500
Write a quadratic equation in standard form given the roots: 1/2 , -1/3
x² - (1/6)x - (1/6)
500
x² - 15x - 100
(x-20)(x+5)