The goal of algebra
find the missing number
Which of the following is NOT an acceptable way to write the ratio of 3 girls to 4 boys:
3:4
3/4
3-4
3 to 4
3-4
0
-3
4/5
29
4/5
Which of the following is a 3D shape?
square
triangle
cube
cube
If the red house is on the left, and the blue house is on the right, where is the White House?
Washington, D.C.
Which of the following is NOT an acceptable way to write 5 times y in algebra
5y
5(y)
5 x y
5 . y
5 x y
If 5 games costs $22.50, what is the unit cost per game (the cost of 1 game)
$4.50
-7 x 8 =
-56
base x height ÷ 2 is the formula for what? (answer both the measurement and the shape)
area of a triangle
Which month has 28 days?
All of them!
Solve for x
-4x + 5 = 33
x = -7
If a car is traveling 60 mph for 3 hours, how far will it travel?
180 miles
-81/-9 =
9
What measurement would you need to calculate to determine how much water to put in a fish tank?
Volume
Kate’s mother has three children: Snap, Crackle, and ___?
Kate
Simplify the expression
-4(3x + 9)
-12x - 36
If 3 books cost $9, how much would it cost to buy 10 books?
$30
-7 + 4 + 5 - 2 =
0
What is the surface area of a cube with a side of 2 feet
24 feet
If you threw a yellow stone into a blue sea, what would it become?
wet
x/-5 + 6 = -1
x = 35
If the ratio of apples to oranges is 2:3 and there are 20 apples, how many oranges are there (hint: set up an equivalent fraction)
30 oranges
(4 - 8)/(2 - 4)
2
If you were painting a birdhouse, which measurement would you need to calculate?
What weighs more, a thousand pounds of bricks or a thousand pounds of feathers?
neither, they both weigh a thousand pounds