Lad Lake Math Jeopardy

Arithmetic

100

2 + 3 + 4 =

9

200

2 - 3 - 4 =

-5

300

2 * 3 * 4 =

24

400

2 + 5 ÷ 0 =

error / no solution / division by zero is undefined

500

1/2 + 1/3 =

5/6 (use a common denominator

Algebra

100

solve for x

x - 5 = 7

x = 12

200

solve for x

x - 9 = 15

x = 24

300

solve for x

7x + 1 = 29

x = 4

400

x/2 + 1 = 26

x = 50

500

solve for x

x² - 4 = 60

x = 8

Geometry

100

A right angle measures exactly...

90 degrees

200

the three angles inside a triangle all add up to...

180 degrees

300

For all circles, the circumference divided by diameter is...

pi   3.14

400

The formula for area of a triangle is...

1/2 (base x height)

500

What is the name of this formula?

a² + b² = c²

Pythagorean Theorem

Graphs

100

this type of graph is great for showing percentages

circle graph / pie chart

200

this type of graph is great for showing data changing through time

line graph

300

this type of graph is great for showing comparisons

bar graph

400

the part of a line graph on the left side that goes up and down (vertically)

y - axis (dependent variable)

500

this is always found on the x-axis of a line graph

time (sec, min. weeks, days, etc) (independent variable)

Symbols

100

What is this symbol?

%

percent

200

What is this symbol?

<

less than

300

What is this symbol?

>

greater than

400

What is this symbol? 

√

square root

500

What is the value of

10^2

10 x 10 = 100