Equations Jeopardy

1-Step Equations

100

Solve:   x - 1 = -3

x = -2

200

Solve for b:   3+b=2

b=2

300

Solve: -4x = 16

x = -4

400

Solve: X/-5=2

x = -10

500

Solve: -y = 6

y = -6

2-Step Equations 1

100

Solve: 3x + 2 = 5

x = 1

200

Solve: x/3 + 2 = 2

x = 0

300

Solve: b/2 - 6 = 2

b = 16

400

Solve: -x - 2 = 1

x = -3

500

Solve: 3 + (1/2)b = 7

b = 8

Math rules/vocab

100

What is the inverse operation of addition?

Subtraction

200

What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

Division

300

What is an inverse operation?

The Opposite Operation!

400

What does isolating the variable mean?

Getting it by itself :)

500

What law keeps you out of math jail?

Whatever you do to one side of the equation... (finish the sentence)

Whatever you do to one side of the equation... you have to do to the other side of the equation

Combine like terms

100

Simplify: 3x + 1 + 4

3x + 5

200

Simplify: 7x - 2x + 8

5x + 8

300

Simplify: 13x + 4 - 3x + 2

10x + 6

400

Simplify: x + 5x - 2 +3 - 2x

4x + 1

500

Simplify: 7x +33y - 2x + 5 - 4y

5x + 29y + 5

Distributive Property

100

Simplify: 4(x + 1)

4x + 4

200

Simplify: -(7x + 5)

-7x - 5

300

Simplify: 4(8 - 3x)

32 -12x

400

Simplify: 7x + 3(7x +5)

28x + 15

500

Simplify: 4x -2(3x + 7)

-2x - 14