Solving Equations Jeopardy Review

One Step

100

x + 8 = -2

What is x = -10?

200

y - 5 = -14

What is y= -11?

300

-12 x = 132

What is x= -11?

400

p/4 = -8

What is p = -32?

500

-5 + w = -2

What is w = 3?

Two Step

100

2x + 5 = 23

What is x = 9?

200

m/-2 + 7 = 21

What is m= -28?

300

49 = 5y - 26

What is y = 15?

400

-2w + 1 = -9

What is w= 5?

500

-5 + 10b = -75

What is b=-7?

Combining Like Terms

100

3b - 5 - 2b = 5

What is b= 10?

200

3x +9x +5 = 29

What is x=2?

300

5n + 4 - 8n = -5

What is n = 3?

400

3s +6 +2s = 36

What is s= 6?

500

7y-12y +6 =41

What is y= -7?

Distributive Property

100

3(x-4)=15

What is x=9?

200

3(s-10) =36

What is s=22?

300

15(x+4) =60

What is x=0?

400

5(t+2) = 25

What is t=3?

500

5(k-4) = 40

What is k = 12?

Word Problems

100

Joe bought six posters.  A week later, half of all of his posters were lost during a move. There are now only 20 posters left. With how many did he start?

What is 1/2(x+6) =20, he started with 34 posters. 

200

A football team gained 25 yards on one play and then lost 32 yards on the next play. What was their total loss or gain of yardage?

What is a loss of 7 yards?

300

256 students went on a field trip. 8 buses were filled and 8 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?

What is 8x + 8 = 256.  There were 31 students in each bus. 

400

Your brother earned $6 less than you did working last Saturday. If you both earned a total of $60, how much did each of you earn?

What is your brother earned $27 and you earned $33?

500

The Empire State Building is 1250 feet tall. This is 140 feet more than twice the height of the Washington Monument. How tall is the Washington Monument?

What is 555 feet tall?