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Mr. Davis
100

Two people in front of two people, two people behind two people, and two people beside two people. How many people are there?

Four

100

Where will we keep our notes/papers in this class?

In our binders

100

x + 5 = 29 ... What does x = ?

x = 4

100

How old is Mr. Davis?

22
200

A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

$ .05

200

What is a whole number?

A whole number is number written without fractions. Such as -2, -1, 0, 1, 2. These are also called our counting numbers, or integers.

200

x - 12 = 20... What does x = ?

x = 32

200

Where did Mr. Davis go to college?

Miami University
300

A 300 ft. train is traveling 300 ft. per minute and must travel through a 300 ft. long tunnel. How long will it take the train to travel through the tunnel?

2 minutes. The front of the train will take 1 minute and the back of the train will take one minute.

300

What is the y-intercept of a graph?

The y-value where the graph crosses the y-axis.

300

3x + 10 = 25 ... What does x = ?

x = 5

300

Where did Mr. Davis go to high school?

Madison High School

400

There is a clothing store in Smithville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?

$45... it is $5 per letter of each word.

400

What is the "domain" of a graph?

The domain is all of the x-values that appear on a graph.

400

x/10 + 17 = 27 ... What does x = ?

x = 100

400

What food can Mr. Davis not live without?

A Gold Star cheese coney

500

Using only addition, how can you add eight 8’s to get the number 1,000?

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000

500

What is the "range" of a graph?

The range is all of the y-values of a graph.

500

x/5 + 4 = 6 ... What is x = ?

x = 10

500

What is Mr. Davis's first name?

Reid