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/Distributive Property

100

3b - 5 - 2b = 5

What is b= 10?

200

3 (x -4) = 15

What is x=9?

300

5n + 4 - 8n = -5

What is n = 3?

400

3(s-10) = 36

What is s= 22?

500

4(y-2) + y= -13

What is y= -1?

Variables on Two Sides

100

5t - 4= 5t - 8

What is No Solution!

200

7 + 3h = -1 -5h

What is h= -1?

300

6d + 1 = 15 - d

What is d= 2?

400

5(5t+5) = 25 + 25t

What is Infinitely Many Solutions?

500

5(k-4) = 4- 3k

What is k = 3?

Word Problems

100

Your sister bought pencils at $0.39 each and a notebook at $1.19. The total cost was $3.92. How many pencils did she buy?

What is 0.39p + 1.19 = 3.92? and p = 7 pencils

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

Brochu's pizza shop sells pizzas for 12 dollars and each topping costs 0.50 cents. How much would it cost to buy a cheese pizza and a pepperoini pizza?

24.50

400

Brochu sold 10 cheese pizzas and 10 pepperoni pizzas, how much money did he make?

245

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?