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100

Order these numbers from lowest to higher:

2.5     2.55...    2.355...   2.505005....

2.35...< 2.5 < 2.5055005... < 2.55....

100

To get €3.60, how many twenty cent coins (€0.20) do we need? 

We need 18 twenty cent coins.

100

Translate into algebraic language:

"The double of the result of adding three units to a number."

2·(x+3)

100

-4x=-20

x=5

100

Complete the sentence:

"The equation of a linear function is _______ , and its graph is _________ ."

"The equation of a linear function is y=mx+n , and its graph is a line."

200

Calculte

15-3·[(2-8)-(-14)]

9

200

A cyclist has completed 5/9 of today's 216 km stage. How many kilometres has he gone?

The cyclist has gone 120 km.

200

Expand this square:

(x+4)2

x2+8x+16

200

11x-3+x=10x-13

x=-5

200

Mark the slope and the ordinate at the origin of the line which equation is y=3x-2

The slope is 3, and its ordinate at the origin is -2.

300

What are the prime numbers between 50 and 70?

53, 59, 61, 67

300

John has spent 3/8 of his money on buying a present. If you know that he has €30 left, how much money did he have at the start?

He had €48 at the start.

300

Expand this square:

(1-6x)2

1-12x+36x2

300

6=8x-(x-5)-10x

x=-1/3

300

What is the equation for the line that passes through the point P(0,2) with slope m=-1/2?

It is y=-x/2+2

400

If two numbers do not have any prime factors in common, the LCM is ...

their product.

400

Rachel buys 6 kg of oranges for €5.10. How much will Luis pay for 8 kg of the same oranges?

€6.80 is the cost of 8 kg.

400

Expand (4x-3)·(4x+3)

16x2-9

400

5x2-5=0

x=1  and  x=-1

400

What is the equation for the line that passes through the points P(3,2) and Q(-1,4)?

It is y=-x/2+7/2

500

Calculate and simplify:

[2/3-(1/4+2):3/4]:(3/2+1)

-14/15

500

A farmer packs his eggs into 150 boxes that hold 10 eggs. How many boxes would he need if they held 12 eggs?

He would need 125 boxes.

500

Simplify: (3x+2)2-(3x-2)2

24x

500

3x2-3x-6=0

x=-1 and x=2

500

Get the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola which equation is y=x2-2x-3

The vertex is the point V(1,-4)