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Spare change?
Elon Musk
100

The math term for "take away is this

What is subtract/subtraction

100

add 3 to 27 and you get.........

What is 30

100

when solving this equation, x + 3=7, what would be the variable?

What is x, or the letter

100

Your total tab is $8.75, and you give the cashier a $10. How much change should you get?

What is $1.25

100

This man is considered the wealthiest man in the world--I think his Tesla automobile helped him reach that status

Who is Elon Musk

200

When you split something in two, it's called this in the math world

What is division

200

Divide 81 by 9 and you get

What is 9

200

When solving this equation, 2y + 7=15, y will equal this

What is : 2y + 7= 15, subtract 7 from both sides

2y=8, now divide both sides by 2

y=4

200

Your lunch bill is $9.34, and you want to leave a 10% tip. How much would that tip be?

What is $.934, or 93 cents

200

He created this space craft, which NASA has approved for its Earth to Space projects

What is Space X

300

When solving an equation OR an inequality, the function to solve is the same, but there is one difference

What is equation has = sign, inequality has greater than/less than sign

300

add 1/4 to 3/16 and you get......

What is : 4/16 + 3/16= 7/16

300

In the equation y=2x - 3, what is the y intercept?

What is -3

y=mx + b

300

Before tax, you subtotal at the grocery store is $17.46. When the cashier adds 8% tax, how much will the total of your bill be? 

What is 17.46 x .08=1.396, round to 1.40

17.46 + 1.40=$18.86

300

He is in competition with Sir Richard Branson to build this "people mover" vehicle, which is similar to the high speed trains located in Europe. Name this vehicle

What is the Hyperloop

400

Write the equation for the Pythagorean Theorem


What is A squared + B squared=C squared

400

Multiply 5/9 and 2/3 and you get this.....

What is : 5/9 x 2/3=10/27

400

In the equation y=-x + 5, what is the slope

What is -1

y=mx + b

400

Your family ate a nice meal at the Olive Garden. There's four (4) of you, and you all agree to split the bill:

Total before tax=$94.72. Factor in 9% tax, then split the bill . How much is each person paying?

What is: 94.72 x .09=8.524=$8.52

94.72 + 8.52= $103.24

now divide 4 into $103.24=$25.81

400

He just bought the controlling interest in this blogging, social network company.

What is Twitter

500

the practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities. This number practice is used a lot in baseball and football when analyzing a player's individual and team performance

What is statistics

500

Divide 6/8 and 7/9 and you get this......

What is : 6/8  7/9, flip the 2nd number

6/8 x 9/7=54/56, which reduces to 27/28

500

In the equation 3y=x + 12, what is the slope and the y intercept?

What is 3y=x + 12; divide both sides by 3, you get

y= 1/3x +4

slope= 1/3, y intercept=4

500

Your restaurant bill is $9.75 before tax. Calculate 6% tax, then total. Now, figure out 15% tip

What is: 9.75 x .06=.585, round to .59

9.75 + .59=10.34= total bill with tax

Now, 10.34 x .15=1.551, or $1.55 is the tip.

500

Elon Musk just had a son with his current girlfriend, but he also has kids with his ex-wife. In total, how many kids does he have?

What is 6--5 with ex, 1 with girlfriend