A letter used to represent an unknown number
What is a variable?
3a - 5 = 4
Take 100 pts away from another team
What is 3 ?
z/6 - 8 = 2
What is 60?
Lara and Mae participated in a quiz contest. They scored 23 points in all. If Lara scored 9 points, how many points did Mae score?
Steal 200
x + 9 = 23 ; 14 points
2a + 11 = 35
DAILY DOUBLE
What is 12 ?
y/8 + 11 = 13
Take away 200 pts
What is 16 ?
A number right in front of a variable
What is a coefficient?
6k - 5 = 43
Daily Double
What is 8 ?
k/8 + 21 = 97
DAILY DOUBLE
What is 608 ?
z/6 - 14 = 3
Take 300 pts away from another team
What is 102 ?
Trevor takes up a test at school and completes it in an hour. The test has two sections. If he takes 35 minutes to complete the first section, how much time does he have left to complete the second section?
Steal 400
x + 35 = 60 ; 25 minutes
12s + 27 = 171
Steal 400
What is 12 ?
4j - 71 = 29
What is 25 ?
Ruby has to climb 36 steps to reach her apartment, on the third floor of the residential complex. She climbs 18 steps and reaches the second floor. How many more steps should she climb to reach her apartment?
x + 18 = 36 ; 18 steps
21q - 39 = 234
Steal 500 pts
What is 13 ?
d/10 - 83 = 64
Take away 500 pts!
What is 1470 ?