Substitution
Writing Expresions
Order of Operations
Exponents
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100

x=4, y=5, z=2

x+y

4 + 5 = 9 

100

one more ball than is on the playground

x+1

100

3(6+2)

3(8)

24

100

Write this product using an exponent.

7*7*7*7

7^4

100

The NBA is in talks to return a professional basketball team back to Seattle. What is the name of the former NBA team that was in Seattle?

Seattle Sonics

200

x=4, y=5, z=2

2x+2z

2(4)+2(2)

8+4

12

200

one third of emily's age

x/3 or 1/3x

200

9-32/4

9-8

1

200

Write this product using an exponent.

0.2*0.2*0.2

0.2^3

200

Pythagoras was a philosopher and mathematician. He is best know for the discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem (see below). What country was Pythagoras from?

a^2+b^2=c^2

Greece

300

x=4, y=5, z=2

6z-((4y)/x)

6(2)-(((4) (5))/(4))

12-((20)/4))

12-5

7

300

ten times the minutes spent exercising

10x

300

(5+16)/7-2

(21)/7-2

3-2

1

300

Write the power as a product of the same factor. 

2^6

2*2*2*2*2*2

300

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has a star studded cast with many amazing actors playing fun characters, like Mario, Peach, and the infamous Bowser. Who is the voice actor for Bowser in the Super Mario Bros. Movie? 

Jack Black 

400

x=4, y=5, z=2

y^2-y+z^2 

5^2-5+2^2

25-5+4

20+4

24

400

three times the money spent and 2 dollars more

3x+2

400

4(3^2/(4^2-7))

4(3^2/(4^2-7))

4(9/(16-7))

4(9/9)

4(1)

4

400

Find the value of the exponent.


3*3*3*3*3

3*3*3*3*3

9*9*3

81*3

243

400

Batman has many nicknames over the course of the 87 years that the character has been around. My favorite is "the world's greatest _______". 

What word fills in the blank?

The World's Greatest Detective

500

x=4, y=5, z=2

xz-2y+8

xz-2y+8

4(2)-2(5)+8

8-10+8

-2+8

6

500

nine degrees less than half of the temperature 

1/2x-9

500

(6+(10/2))*3^2-3

(6+(10/2))*3^2-3

(6+5)*9-3

11*9-3

99-3

96

500

Find the value of the exponent.

0.1*0.1*0.1*0.1

0.1*0.1*0.1*0.1

0.01*0.01

0.0001

500

Mr. Harder is pretty impressive. He has 10 toes, 2 arms, and was born in a different country? 

What country was Mr. Harder born in? 

Canada 

I moved to the US when I was about 1 year old.