Vocabulary
How Many Solutions?
What is the Solution?
Real World Systems
Riddles
100

When we have two equations of lines this is known as

Systems of Equations

100

When solving, the following shows how many solutions?

3x=3x

Infinite Solutions

100

(1,3)

100

Tom and Jerry play baseball and go to the batting cages to practice. Tom goes to SportsPlex where he pays $5 for the equipment usage and $2 per round. Jerry goes to Batter-Up and pays $3 for the equipment usage and $3 per round. 


Write the two equations that represent the information.

Tom:

Jerry:

Tom: y=2x+5 and Jerry: y=3x+3

100

I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?

What is a CANDLE?

200

What is the point where two lines intersect called?

The Solution (to the system)
200

When solving, the following shows how many solutions?

2=7

No Solutions

200

What is the solution to the following graph?

No Solution

200

Based on the following system of equations, what is the initial cost for using BOTH cab services?

Yellow Cab: $2

Blue Cab: $5

200

What has a head and a tail but no body?

What is a COIN?

300

How many solutions if equations have DIFFERENT slope and DIFFERENT y-intercepts

One Solution

300

When solving, the following shows how many solutions?

3x=21

One Solution

300

How many solutions are there to the following:

1/3(6x-54)=2x-18

Infinite Solutions

2x-18=2x-18, -18=-18

300

Based on the following graphed system of equations, how many miles would it take for both cab services to cost the same? How much will they cost at this point?

(3 miles, $8) They cost the same at 3 miles and will cost $8

300

What has hands but cannot clap?

What is a CLOCK?

400

How many solutions if SAME slope, but DIFFERENT y-intercepts?

No solutions

400

Solve to see how many solutions (state the solution if there is one):

2(x+6)+1=2x-11

No Solution

400

Graph and state the solution of the following (complete on answer sheet or whiteboard):

y=x+3 , y=1/5x-1

(-5,-2)

400

Mr.C's niece, Lilly, throws all her crayons on the floor by accident. Mr. C and Lilly begin cleaning up the crayons off the floor. Lilly picks up five crayons per minute. Mr. C already had four crayons in his hand and picks up three per minute. 

Create TWO equations for both Mr. C and Lilly and then graph to see how long it will take till both Mr. C and Lilly have collected the SAME amount of crayons.

Two minutes to collect ten crayons (2, 10)

400

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

What is a STAMP?

500

How many solutions if SAME slope and SAME y-intercept? 

Infinite Solutions

500

Solve to see how many solutions (state the solution if there is one):

-3(x+7)=7(6-2x)+3

One solution, x=6

500

Graph and state the solution to the following system (graph on answer sheet or whiteboard): 

y=-3x+6 and 3x-y=6

(2,0)

500

Mrs. D'Agostino and Mrs. Conte are competing to see who can grade the most papers before the end of the quarter. Mrs. D'Agostino has started the day with 2 papers graded and then continues to grade 3 papers per hour. Mrs. Conte has started with 3 papers already graded and then continues to grade 2.5 papers per hour.

Graph and state how many hours till they have graded the same amount of papers. (Remember to create equations for both Mrs. D'Agostino and Mrs. Conte)

(2,8)

y=3x+2 and y=2.5x+3

500

What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?

What is SILENCE?