Solving equations Jeopardy

Vocabulary

100

Name the 4 main operations.

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

200

A letter used to represent and unknown number.

Variable.

300

A number that stands alone in an expression. Its value does not change and it is not multiplied by a variable. 

Constant 

400

The parts of an algebraic expression separated by addition and subtraction.

TERM

500

A number that multiplies a variable or quantity. (The number before a variable)

Coefficient 

one step

100

Solve for a. 

a+6=70

a=64

200

Solve for x. 

x-12=42

x=54

300

Solve for p.

-7p=49

p=-7

400

Solve for k.

k/36=-6

k=

500

Solve for c.

C - - 89 = 100

C=11

one step for variable

100

Solve for m. 

xm=np

m=(np)/x

200

Solve for a.

a+b=c

a=c-b

300

Solve for z.

6zy=x

z=x/(6y)

400

Solve for k. 

k-g=s-t

k=s-t+g

500

Solve for m. 

m/k=a

m=ak

two step for variable

100

Solve for t. 

k=s-t

-k+s=t

200

Solve for a. 

g=b-ca

a=(g-b)/-c

300

Solve for m.

z=b+(m/a)

m=az-ab

400

Solve for x.

-3x+2c=-3

x=1+(2/3)c

500

Solve for x.

u=2x-z

x=(u+z)/2

variable miscellaneous

100

Solve for x.

g=x-c+y

g+c-y=x

200

Solve for g.

zx+4=xg

2+(4/x)=g

300

Solve for y. 

6x-y=-7

y=7+6x

400

Solve for y.

-x+4y=-9

y=(-9+x)/4

500

Solve for y. 

(x-y)/2=8

y=-16+x