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MATH TRIVIA
100

Write as an equation:

 Nine more than twice a number is 31.

2x+9=31

100

A concert charges a $14 entrance fee plus $8 per activity. You spend $54. How many activities did you do?

14+8x=54 

5 activities

100

Simplify: 

4(x+7)-3x

4x+28-3x

x+28

100

A clock reads 3:00. What is the angle between the hour hand and minute hand?

90 Degrees

200

 Write as an equation: 

Four times the sum of a number and 6 equals 52.

4(x+6)=52

200

You have 10 fish in a tank. 2 drown, 3 swim away, and 1 dies. How many fish are still in the tank?

10. 

Fish don't drown, they can't swim out of the tank, and the dead fish is still physically in the tank.

200

In 7x+13=48, identify the coefficient and constant AND explain what makes them different.

Coefficient = 7; constant = 13.

 7 multiplies the variable; 13 does not depend on the variable.

200

62÷3(2+2)

48

300

Write as an equation: 

Eight less than twice a number equals three more than the number.

2x-8=x+3

300

Four friends order meals that all cost the same amount. They also pay a $16 appetizer charge. Their bill before tip is $92. What did each meal cost?

4x+16=92

$19

300

 What is the next number: 

(1,4,9,16,25, )?

36

300

If x2=81, what are all possible values of x?

9 and -9

400

Write as an equation:

 Five times the difference between a number and 4 is equal to twice the sum of the number and 5.

5(x-4)=2(x+5)

400

A family goes to an amusement park. Parking costs $24. They buy 5 identical tickets and spend $19 on food. Their total spending is $168. How much did each ticket cost?

24+5x+19=168

$25 / ticket

400

A bag contains 4 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles. What is the probability of randomly choosing a blue marble?

3/12 = 1/4

400

Arrange from greatest to least:

1/2, 3/4, 1/4, 0.6

3/4, 0.6, 1/2, 1/4

500

Write this equation: 

Nine less than five times the sum of a number and 2 equals three times the number plus 17.

(5(x+2)-9=3x+17

500

At a basketball tournament, 7 players pay $12 each for lunch and some coaches pay $18 each. The total lunch bill is $138. How many coaches ate lunch?

12(7)+18x=138

3 coaches

500

What is the slope between the points (2,5) and (6,17)?

3
500

Find the median of the following numbers:

18.5, 7, 12.5, 24, 10.5, 15, 21.5


First arrange them in order from greatest to least. 

 15