The Substitute Teacher
True or False
Function Rules
GEMS
Keep It Real!
100

Evaluate the expression:

5x + 4 for x = 5.

What is 29?

100

All real numbers are rational number.

What is False?

100

Independent variables is cans of soup: 1, 2, 3, 4

Dependent variables is number of servings: 4, 8, 12, 16

Define the variables and write the function rule.

Sample answer:  What is 

s = servings and

c = cans of soup and

the function rules is s = 4c?

100

The simplified value for:

4 + 8 -: 2 + 6 xx 2

What is 20?

100

What kind of real number is -1?

A. Rational

B. Integer

C. Both A and B

What is C?

200

Evaluate the expression:

2(2s - 3t) for s = 5.2 and t = 1.9.

What is 9.4?

200

The absolute value of a negative number is always positive.

What is TRUE?

200

Independent variables 1, 2, 3, 4

Dependent variables 7, 14, 21, 28

Define the variables and write the function rule.


Sample answer:

What is x = input and 

y = output and

the function rules is y = 7x?

200

The simplified value for:

(4 + 7)(9 - 2)

What is 77?

200

What kind of real number is

1/3

What is Rational?

300

Evaluate the expression:

|m| + |2n|

for m = -11 and n = 8.

What is 27?

300

In a function rule, the independent variable is also known as the input.

What is TRUE?

300

Independent variables 1, 2, 3, 4

Dependent variables 6, 9, 12, 15

Define the variables and write the function rule.


Sample answer:  What is

x = independent variable and 

y = dependent variable and

the function rules is y = 3x + 3?

300

The simplified value for:

(3^2 + 4^2) -: 5

What is 5?

300

What kind of real number is

7/1239

What is Rational?

400

Evaluate the expression:

(2d - 3)/5

for d = 9.

What is 3?

400

The mean of a set of data is 

"add the data" / "the first data number"

What is False?

400

Independent variables 1, 2, 3, 4

Dependent variables 20, 16, 12, 8

Define the variables and write the function rule.

Sample answer:  What is

x = independent variable and

y = dependent variable and

the function rules is y = 24 - 4x?

400

The simplified value for:


|-31| + 15 -: 3

What is 36?

400

What kind of real number is

sqrt(5)

What is Irrational?

500

Evaluate

a/b

for a = 2/3  and  b = 5/6.

What is

4/5

500

Simplify an exponent by multiplying the base by itself the indicated number of times. Justify.

What is False?

It is the power that must be simplified.

500

Independent variables is number of lemons 1, 2, 3, 4

Dependent variables is the cups of punch is 1.5, 3, 4.5, X

Define the value of X and write the function rule.

What is X = 6.0?

What is c = 1.5n?

500

The simplified value for:

18 + 3^2 -: (6 - 3)

What is 21?

500

What kind of real number is

35/5

(Name one or all of the correct answers.)

What is Rational, Integer, Whole, Natural?