Math
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100

Solve for X:

-12X=60

X = -5

100

A comparison that does not use "like" or "as"

What is a Metaphor?

100

What zodiac sign is Ms. Essing?

TAURUS!!!!

100

What is a formal agreement with another nation, which requires Senate approval?

What is a Treaty?

100

Muscles work in pairs. When one muscle is relaxing the other is doing this.

Contracting

200

What is the 12th term of the following sequence:

    1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ____, 233

a)    124

b)    109

c)    174

d)    144

e)    156

D

200

The sequence of the story (what happens in the story) is referred to as what?

Hint: there's a beginning, a middle, and end

What is a Plot?

200

What is Ms. Essing's favorite song?

"I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby!" by CMAT

200

The belief that all productive properties should be owned by the people as a whole.

What is Cultural Diffusion?

200

In these two states of matter, volume stays the same.

Solid and Liquid

300

Solve:

    5x + 15 = 3x + 65

a)    45

b)    42

c)    25

d)    10

C

300

This is the central idea of a poem; it expresses the belief of the author and informs any lessons through the text.

What is a Theme?

300

How old is Ms. Essing turning tomorrow?

How dare you ask a lady her age

300

What is the presidential power to refuse to sign into law a bill that has been approved by Congress; can be overridden by Congress?

What is Veto?

300

These make the proteins in a plant cell.

Ribosomes

400

Solve:

    X2 + 15x + 36 = 0

a)    -3 and -12

b)    9 and 6

c)    -4 and -9

d)    3 and 12

A

400

Give an example of a coordinating conjunction. 

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

400

What did Ms. Essing do for a living before she scored her dream job at FDCF?

She was a high school English teacher for a while, then she taught middle school Language Arts and tutored various subjects at ICCC.

400

The value in property after debt and other liabilities are paid.

What is Equity?

400

A large region with a certain climate and certain living things.

Biome

500

Jacob has a bowl with 2 green marbles, 4 red marbles, 1 white marble, and 3 pink marbles. If Jacob selects one marble at random and then, without putting that marble back into the bowl, selects another random marble… what is the probability that Jacob will select a white and red marble?

a)    1/10

b)    2/45

c)    2/5 

d)    1/30

e)    2/15

B

500

When is the appropriate time to use a semicolon?

In between two independent, related clauses. 

500

How many siblings does Ms. Essing have?

6 siblings

She is one of 7. Bonus question for 100 points: Which number is she in her sibling party of 7?

500

An international organization created in 1945 to promote peace throughout the world.

What is United Nations?

500

This is the control center for all cells.

Nucleus