Equations Jeopardy

Solving Equations and Combining Like Terms

100

3x - x = 4

x = 2

200

10b - 5b = -25

b = -5

300

3n - n + 7 = 25

n = 9

400

1 + 6v + 4 = 47

v = 7

500

7a - 2 - 4a = 4

a = 2

Fun Facts

100

True or False: Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people 

True!

200

The world’s oldest dog lived to be 3³ + (1² + 0.5) +1 years old

29.5

300

The world’s oldest cat lived to (8² - 5²) + (-1) years old

38 years and 3 days old! His name was Creme Puff

400

True or False: Bananas are radioactive 

True!

500

The Earth is 3.54 billion + (100⁴ x 10) billion years old

4.54 billion years old!

One-Step Equations

100

Solve for x. 

x + 1 = 4

x=3

200

Solve for x. 

x - 5 = 6

x=11

300

Solve for x. 3x = 9

x= 3

400

Solve for x. 

6x = 24

x= 4

500

Solve for x. 

^x/₃ = 6 

x= 18

Two-Step Equations

100

Solve for x. 

2x + 1 = 5

x= 2

200

Solve for x. 

3x - 2 = 7

x= 3

300

Solve for x. 

6x + 4 = 28

x= 4

400

Solve for x. 

^x/₂ + 1 = 8

x= 14

500

Solve for x. 

^x/₂ - 3 = 5

x= 16

Combining Like Terms

100

Simplify by combining the like terms:

6x + 2x - 3

8x - 3

200

Simplify by combining the like terms:

4x + 8x + 4

12x + 4

300

Simplify by combining the like terms:

10x -5x - 5

5x - 5

400

Simplify by combining the like terms:

-2x - 6 + 9x - 9 + 4

7x - 11

500

Simplify by combining the like terms:

3x + 10x + 6 - 10 + 4x + 3

17x -1