Fractured
Fill in the missing number:
3/4 + ?/4 = 5/4
? = 2
Solve for x:
x - 9 = 4
x= 13
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock
Simplify:
3x - 2x - 4 - 4x
-3x - 4
A rental car cost $100 plus $2 for every kilometre driven. What is the equation to show this?
Find the missing number:
3/4 - ?/4 = 4
? = -13
Solve for x:
3x - 2 = 5
x = 1
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
Simplify:
-14 - 2x + 4-12 - 2x
A sale takes 30% off of every item. What is the equation for the new item cost after the sale?
C = 0.70p
Fill in the missing number:
(3/4)(?/4)= 15
? = 20
Solve for x:
-13 - 3x = -12
x = -1/3
What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle
Simplify:
3x^2 - 9x^2 + 4x
-6x^2 + 4x
A new savings account offer you 0.05% interest per year plus a $100 sign up bonus. What is the equation that represents your total earnings for any year the future?
E = 1.05m + 100
Fill in the missing number:
(3/4) / (?/4) = 1/2
? = 6
Solve for x:
3x + 3x + 3x - 4 - 8 = 0
x = 4/3
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
Simplify:
-8x^2 + 2x^3 - 4x^2 + 2x^3 - 7
-12x^2 +4x^3 -7
The equation for a sale is 40% off the original price, plus an additional $10 taken off. What is the equation?
C = 0.40p - 10
Fill in the missing number:
(3/4) - (?/4) = -1
? = 7
Solve for x:
( 5/(2x+2) ) = 40
x = -15/16
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
Simplify:
4x(3x - 5) + 2(2x - 2)
12x^2 -16x - 4
The equation for a sale is C = 0.80p -10. If the store doesn't want to have negative prices, what is the minimum item price that would qualify for the sale?
p = 12