Jeopardy Fun with Math...Really!!!

Solving Rational Expressions

100

Evaluate.

9/5-5/8

What is

47/40?

200

Evaluate.

2-13/8

What is

3/8?

300

Evaluate.

1/(2n)+1/(4n)^2=1/(4n)

What is -1?

400

Evaluate.

(x-6)/x=(x+4)/x+1

What is

2?

500

Evaluate. 

(1/2)/2

What is 

1/4

600

***DAILY DOUBLE***

EVALUATE.

3/(k^2+5k+6)-(k-6)/(k^2+5k+6)=1/(k+3)

What is

7/2?

Add/Subtract Fractions & Mixed Numbers

100

Simplify.

5/4-3/4

What is

200

Simplify.

1/3-(-5/3)

What is

2?

300

Simplify.

6-1/6

What is

35/6 or 5 5/6?

 

400

Simplify.

2 1/3+(-1 2/3)

What is

2/3?

500

Simplify.

2 4/5-5/8

What is

87/40or 2 7/40?

600

Simplify. 

3/8+1/5-3/4

What is

Multiplying/Dividing Fractions & Mixed Number's

100

Simplify.

8/7*7/10

What is

4/5?

200

Simplify.

-2/3*5/4

What is

-5/6?

300

Simplify. 

-2 3/8*2 1/2

What is

-95/32?

400

Simplify.

(-9/5)/2

What is

-9/10?

500

Simplify.

(1/9)/(-1 1/3)

What is

-1/12?

600

Simplify.

(-3 7/10)/(2 1/4)

What is

-74/45 or -1 29/45?

Radicals

100

Simplify.

√1

What is 1?

200

Simplify. 

-√127

Simplify your answer as much as possible. 

What is

-√127

300

Simplify. 

-√200

What is

-10√2?

400

Simplify.

-√1/4

What is

-1/2?

500

Simplify.

√81/121

What is

9/11?

600

Simplify. 

-√25/196

What is

-5/14?

Order of Operations - PEMDAS

100

Evaluate.

20+16-15

What is 21?

200

Evaluate.

5 * (-2)-(2-1^2) ^2

What is -11?

300

Evaluate.

-4^2/3-2-1^2

What is -35?

400

Evaluate.

((-4)/4)^3+(-2-1)^2

What is 8?

500

Evaluate.

(1^2-4^2)/(1-(-2)^2 )

What is 5?

600

Evaluate.

(2-(-4)^2+2)/(-1+3)^2 

What is

-3?

One-Step & Multi-Step Word Problems

100

How many packages of diapers can you buy with $40 if one package costs $8?

What is 5 packages?

200

Last week, Julia ran 30 miles more than James. Julia ran 47 miles. How many miles did James run?

What is 17 miles?

300

Walmart and Dollar Tree are running a sale on Hawaiian Punch. Dollar Tree is selling 50 fluid ounces for $1.00 while Walmart is selling 300 fluid ounces for $3.50. 

Which is the better deal?

What is Walmart?

Walmart = .012 per fluid oz.

Dollar Tree =.020 per fluid oz.

400

A total of 291 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets.     The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult tickets sold. How many adult tickets were sold? 

What is 97 adult tickets sold?

500

A copy machine makes 28 copies per minute.  How long does it take to make 105 copies? 

What is 3.75 minutes or 3 minutes and 45 seconds?

***Bonus - 500 points***

Why does 3.75 equal 3 minutes and 45 seconds?

600

A car travels at an average speed of 52 miles per hour. How many miles does it travel in 5 hours and 45 minutes? 

What is 299 miles?

->Change 5 hours and 45 minutes to 5.75

->Then multiply 52 * 5.75