Multi-Step Equations
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Absolute Value Equations
Literal Equations
Riddles
100

The value of x: 5(3 - x) + 2(3 - x) = 14

What is x=1?

100

The value of m: 3(5m + 2) = 15m

What is no solution?

100

The value of m: abs(4m - 10) = 2 abs(3m + 1)

What is m = -6 and m = 0.8?

100

The distance formula is d = rt, where r = rate and t= time. The formula in terms of r is

What is r = d/t? 

100

Old Granny Adams left half her money to her granddaughter and half that amount to her grandson. She left a sixth to her brother, and the remainder, $1,000, to the dogs’ home. How much did she leave altogether?

What is $12,000?

200

The value of y: -3 = 12y - 5(2y - 7)

What is y = -19?

200

The value of p: 4(1 - p) = -4p + 4

What is infinitely many solutions?

200

The value of x:  abs(2 + x) = abs(x - 8)

What is x=3?

200

The formula for temperature is 

C = 5/9(F - 32). 

The formula in terms of F is

What is F = 9/5C + 32?

200

The largest island in the world before Australia was discovered

What is Australia because it was still there just not discovered?

300

Six times the sum of a number and 15 is -42

What is -22?

300

The value of x: 3(3x - 4) = 1/4(32x + 56)

What is x = 26?

300

DAILY DOUBLE: 

The value of x: abs(2x + 12) = 4x

What is x=6? (x=-2 is an extraneous solution)

300

The equation 11 - 1/2y = 3 + 6x in terms of y is

What is y = 16 - 12x? 

300

A rock group that has four men that don't sing 

What is Mount Rushmore?

400

Four times the difference of a number and 7 is 12

What is 10?

400

DAILY DOUBLE

The value of r: 2(2r + 4) = 3/4(24 - 8r)

What is r = 1?

400

The value of h:  abs(3h + 1) = 7h

What is h = 0.25? 

400

The equation 12 - 5x - 4kx = y in terms of x is

What is x = (y- 12)/ (-5 - 4k) ?

400

You can hold this in your right hand, but not in your left

What is your left hand?

500

The value of x: -0.5(5x - 8) - 1 = 6

What is x = -6/5?

500

Two times the greater of two consecutive integers is 9 less than three times the less integer. The two integers are

What is 11 and 12?

500

T or F: Your friend says that the absolute value equation abs(3x + 8) - 9 = -5 has no solution. He is correct.

What is false because the absolute value has to be isolated first, which makes the constant on the right positive?

500

Newton's law of gravitation is given by the formula: 

F = G( (m1m2)/ d2

The formula in terms of m1 is

What is m1 = (Fd2)/(m2G)?

500

A rooster laid 13 eggs and the farmer took eight of them and then another rooster laid 12 eggs and four of them were rotten, the number of eggs left

What is roosters don't lay eggs?