Equation Fiesta

Order of Operations

100

3(2+4)

18

200

16+8div2

20

300

(3+7+12)/(3+20-1)

1

400

(6*4)/(2+4

4

500

(8+5)(2+3)^2

325

1 Step Equations

100

y-2=3

y=5

200

5+b=0

b=-5

300

q-(-8)=10

q=2

400

4x=56

x=14

500

x/7=3

x=21

Writing Equations

100

The number of days in September (s) is 1 less than the number of days in October. There are 31 days in October.

s=31-1

200

The time in California (c) is 3 hours earlier than the time in New York. It is 7 pm in New York.

7-3 = c

300

Each player begins a chess game with a total of 16 chess pieces. This is twice the number of pawns (p).

16=2p

400

It takes 17 muscles to smile and 9 more than twice that number to frown (f). Write an equation for how many muscles it takes to frown.

f=(2*17)+9

500

48 states in the US are located in 4 time zones. This is 1/6 of the number of time zones in the world (w). Write an equation for the number of time zones in the world.

1/6 w = 4

Multi-Step Equations

100

2n+7=41

n=17

200

5n-16=39

n=11

300

3n-7=2n+8

n=15

400

2n-n=5-n

n=2.5

500

8n+10-6n-15=9

n=7

Fractions!

100

1/2n=7

n=14

200

3/2n+7=19

n=8

300

n/96=5/8

n=60

400

2/7n-10=14

n=84

500

n/3+25=30

n=15

Distribution!

100

6(4n-2)=12

n=1

200

3(2n-4)=36

n=8

300

7(3n-1)=98

n=5

400

-5(n-10)=30

n=4

500

-8(n+4)=-32

n=0