Is x = 5 a solution for this equation?
Benchmark 3 Questions
Word Problems: Find the equation
Are these equations balanced?
Mr. Ciampi Trivia
100

 x + 10 = 20

NO! 5 + 10 =15 not 20

100

What is the prime factorization of 18?

2 x 3 x 3 or 2 x 32

100

Eric is 13 years younger than Adam. Eric is 7 years old. Write an equation using y to solve how old Adam is. 

y - 13 = 7    or    y = 13 +7

100

4n = 24

4n - 6 = 24  - 6

YES! Subtracted 6 from both sides 

100

What is the name of the dog that lives with Mr. Ciampi?

WALLY

200

2.4x = 12

YES! 2.4 x 5 = 12  12 =12!

200

Are these equivalent? 

4(n + 2) and 4n + 4

NO! Distributive Property : 4(n + 2)  and  4n + 8  are equivalent 

200

Clare had t seashells. After she bought 8 more seashells, she had 24 seashells. Write an equation to find the number of seashells Clare started with.  

t + 8 = 24 or 24 - 8 = t 

200

x + 4 = 13

2(x + 4) = 13/2 

NO! One side we multiply by 2, the other we divided by 2

200

Does Mr. Ciampi watch anime shows?

YES! Exciting for Attack on Titan.....like really excited

300

x/5 + 9 1/2 = 13 1/2

NO! 5/5 = 1 + 9 1/2 = 10 1/2

300

What is the LCM between 5 and 15? 

15!   5: 5,10,15,20

        15: 15, 30, 45 

      15 shows up in both list first!


300

There are 30 students in drama club. They are carpooling in 5 vans to preform a play. They want each van to carry an equal number of students. Let s be the number of students in each van. Write an equation to find the number of students in each van?

5s = 60    or   60/s = 5    or   60/5 = s 
300

x/4 + 7 = 31

x/4 + 7 - 5 = 31 - 5

YES! Subtracted by 5 on both sides

300

What gaming system does Mr. Ciampi play the most? 

XBOX or  PLAYSTATION

PLAYSTATION (Sony guy for sure).

400

5 (7- x ) + 4 = 21

NO      5 ( 7 - (5) ) + 4 = 21 

5 (2) + 9 = 19         19 is not 21

400

What is the GCF between 18 and 27

9     

18 : 1,2,3,6,9,18

27: 1,3,9,27

400

Kendle wants to play several games of laser tag. She has $35 to play s amount of games. Each game of laser tag cost $5. Write an expression using s to figure out how many games she can play. 

35 = 5s or 

35/5 = s

400

2x/5 + 7 = 35

3(2x/5 + 7) = 3(35)

YES! Multiplied by both sides by 3

400

What instrument do I play? 

Guitar

500

(x- 20.36) / (1.24 + 3.4) = 1 

YES! (x2 - 20.36) = 25 - 20.36 = 4.64

       (1.24 + 3.4) = 4.64  

        4.64 / 4.64 = 1             1 = 1 


500

Write an expression equivalent to

4n+ 6n + 3 - 2n+ 3n - 1 

2n+ 9n + 2 Combine like terms! 

4n2 - 2n= 2n2

6n + 3n = 9n

3 - 1 = 2 

500

Trevor takes up a test at school and completes it in an hour. The test has two sections. If he takes 35 minutes to complete the first section, write an equation using s to represent the second section to solve how long it the second section must take?

(1 hour equals 60 minutes)  

60 - 35 = s or

s + 35 = 60


500

3y - 9 = 29

3y - 9 + n = 29 + n 

YES! Adding n to both sides

500

What college did Mr. Ciampi attend?


Lesley Univeristy