Math Jeopardy

PEMDAS

100

What does PEMDAS stand for?

Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction

200

(6+3) - 4 / 7

What is the first step to solve this equation using PEMDAS

Parenthesis, (6+3)

300

Solve the following equation:

3+7*6/3-4

13

400

Miss. Hipkins was given the math problem: (3+7)-34*3^2/2. She started by doing 34*3. Was she correct by starting with multiplication? Why or why not? If not what should she have started with.

She was wrong, she should have started with (3+7) because parenthesis is the first step of PEMDAS. Not multiplication.

Evaluating Exponents

100

Which number is the base:

9^3

9

200

If you're given the expression 5*5*5*5*5, what is the answer using an exponent?

5^5

300

Solve 2^5 power, show your work

2*2*2*2*2= 32

400

Miss. Hipkins was asked to solve a math problem. The question was 6^3. She said the answer was 18. Is she correct? Why or why not? 

She is not correct. Miss. Hipkins did 6*3 when she should have done 6*6*6. Her answer should have been 216. 

GCF/LCM

100

What does GCF and LCM stand for?

GCF= Greatest Common Factor

LCM= Least Common Multiple

200

What is the GCF of 3 and 7?

21

300

What is the LCM of 2 and 5?

10

400

What is the GCF of 30, 90 and 120?

30