Ms. Cudmore's Algebra Jeopardy

Algebraic Equations

100

x ÷ 5 = 8

What is the value of x? 

x = 40

200

x + 9 - 2x = 6 

x = 3 

300

Solve for x: 

2x + 3 + 5x = 45

x = 45

400

4 - 2x + 5x + 9 = 16

x = 1

500

7y − 6x = 15

If x = 8, what is the value of y?  

y = 9

Order of Operations

100

Simplify the following expression: 

63 ÷ 3 + 11 x 4

65

200

Simplify:

(70 ÷ 7) + (3 x 3) - 4 x 4

3 

300

Simplify the following expression:

3 + 4² x (3 + 2)

83

400

Simplify: 

3³ + (5² - 4²) ÷ 3

12

500

(x+7) - 4 x 8 ÷ 2 

If x = 5, what is the answer of the equation? 

-4 

Word Problems

100

Julia's dog is 50cm tall, which is x cm taller than her cat. What expression describes the cat's height?

50 - x 

200

Anas has x kronor. Barao has 160 kroner and Yusuf has 200 kroner. Together, Barao and Yusuf have eight times as much money as Anas.

How much money does Anas have?

x = 45 kronor 

300

Two dogs, Mini and Tiny, are playing with some dog toys. Mini has three times the amount of toys that Tiny has. Between them, they have a total of 28 toys. How many toys do they each have?

Mini has 21 toys

Tiny has 7 toys

400

Ms. Cudmore is thinking of a number. She multiplies it by 5 and then add 7. The final answer is 97. What is her number AND what is the equation to find it? 

5x + 7 = 97

x = 18 

500

The length of a rectangle is twice its width. Given that the perimeter of the rectangle is 54cm, tell me the length and width of the rectangle.

Length = 18

Width = 9

Simplifying

100

Simplify: 

2x + 8x=

10x 

200

Simplify: 

y + 9 + 4y - 6

5y + 3

300

Simplify: 

4x + 2x -8x

-2x

400

Simplify:

5(x - 3)

5x - 15

500

Simplify: 

-2(x + 4) + 5x

-8 + 3x

About Ms. Cudmore

100

Where does Ms. Cudmore live in Sweden?

Malmö

200

When's Ms. Cudmore's birthday? 

April 12th, 1995

300

How many siblings does Ms. Cudmore have?

4

400

What province in Canada is Ms. Cudmore from? 

Nova Scotia

500

How many tattoos does Ms. Cudmore have?

13