Mystery
Rates and Proportionality
Proportions and Percents
Expressions and Equations and Inequalities
Geometry
100

What is Ms. Ferro's favorite math topic? Hint: We covered this unit recently...

What is Equations, Expressions, and Inequalities

100

A radio station requires DJs to play 2 commercials for every 10 songs they play. What is the constant rate of proportionality songs to commercials? ***Hint: Unit Rates compare two units, the denominator will always be 1.

5 songs/1 commercial

100
The amount of a pair of shoes increases from $52 to $64. What is the percent increase to the nearest percent?
What is 23%
100
2s+5≥49
s ≥ 22
100
Will these dimensions make a triangle? Why? 4cm 11cm 3cm
What is No, a+bc
200

Who is Ms. Ferro's favorite singer?

What is Post Malone

200

Julio walks 3 1/2 miles in 1 1/4 hours. State the constant rate of proportionality. 

What is 2 4/5 miles per hour or 5/14 hours per mile 

200
Over the summer, Jackie played video games 3 hours per day. When school began in the fall, she was only allowed to play video games for half an hour per day. What is the percent decrease? Round to the nearest percent.
What is 83%
200
A hot air balloon begins its descent at a rate of 22 1/2 feet per minute. How long will it take for the balloon's elevation to change by -315 feet?
What is 14 minutes
200

Complimentary angles are ______. Supplementary angles are _______.

What is angles that sum to 90 degrees. Angles that sum to 180 degrees. 

300

What is Ms. Ferro's least favorite subject in school? 

What is social studies. (Shhhh, don't tell Mr. Kellander)

300

A submarine dives 300 feet every 2 minutes, and 6,750 feet every 45 minutes. Find the constant of proportionality at which the submarine dives. Give both.

What is 150 feet per minute; 9,000 feet per hour

300
An exclusive clothing boutique triples the price of the items it purchases for resale. What is the boutique’s markup percent? Write two expressions that represent the retail price of the clothes.
What is 200% 1c + 2c; 3c
300
Val rented a bicycle while she was on vacation. She paid a flat rental fee of $55.00, plus $8.50 each day. The total cost was $123. Write an equation you can use to find the number of days she rented the bicycle.
What is 8.5d + 55 = 123
300

Billy Bob wants to cover the entire surface of a box with glass tiles that are 5 cm2. The measurements of box are, Length: 20cm Width: 15cm Height: 9cm. How many tiles does he need? 

What is 246 tiles

400

What sports did Ms. Ferro do in middle school?

What is cheerleading and soccer

400
On a recent day, 8 euros were worth $9 and 24 euros were worth $27. Write an equation of the form y = kx to show the relationship between the number of euros and the value in dollars.
What is y = 1.125x , where y is dollars and x is euros
400
Ariane borrows $400 on a 4-year loan. She is charged 5% simple interest per year. How much interest is she charged for 4 years? What is the total amount she has to pay back?
What is $80, $480
400
After making a deposit, Puja had $264 in her savings account. She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and doubled the sum, she would get the new amount. How much did she originally have in the account?
What is $106
400

A trap for insects is in the shape of a triangular prism. The area of the base is 3.5 in2 and the height of the prism is 5 in. What is the volume of this trap?

What is 17.5in3

500

What is Ms. Ferro going to miss the most about student teaching at Park Forest Middle School?

What is the students!

500

Nate can bike 1.5 miles in 10 minutes.  Molly can bike 2 miles in 15 minutes.  Assume they both bike at a constant speed. Write an equation for each that relates the time they bike (in hours) to the distance they bike (in miles). If they bike a 60 mile race who should win and by how much (distance) will they win.

What is y=9x mi/hr for Nate. For Molly y=8x mi/hr. Nate will win by 6 2/3 miles. 

500

Emily’s meal costs $32.75 and Darren’s meal costs $39.88. Emily treats Darren by paying for both meals, and leaves a 14% tip. Find the total cost.

What is $82.80

500
A taxi cab costs $1.50 for the first mile and $0.75 for each additional mile. Which equation could be solved to find how many miles you can travel in a taxi for $10, given that x is the number of additional miles?
What is 0.75x + 1.5 = 10
500
A round swimming pool has a circumference of 66 feet. Carlos wants to buy a rope to put across the diameter of the pool. The rope costs $0.45 per foot, and Carlos needs 4 feet more than the diameter of the pool. How much will Carlos pay for the rope?
What is $11.25