Solving Linear Equations

VCD

100

Solve the following for x:

5x-7=2x+5

x=4

200

Solve the following for x:

8x-7=7x-8

x=-1

300

Solve the following for x:

x-1=1-x

x=1

400

Solve the following for x in fully simplified form:

8x-4=x

x=4/7

500

Solve the following for x in fully simplified form:

-1=9-4x

x=5/2

Combining Like Terms

100

Simplify the following expression by combining like terms:

8x+7+3x

11x+7

200

Simplify the following expression by combining like terms:

14-3x+3

17-3x

OR

-3x+17

300

Simplify the following expression by combining like terms:

-8x+5+x-3

-7x+2

OR

2-7x

400

Simplify the following expression by combining like terms:

x-3x-5+x

-x-5

500

Simplify the following expression by combining like terms:

-x-y+xy-x

-2x-y+xy

Distributive Property

100

Simplify the following expression fully by using the distributive property:

5(3x+2)

15x+10

200

Simplify the following expression by using the distributive property:

-4(3x-2)

-12x+8

300

Simplify the following expression fully by using the distributive property:

-7(3x-5-x)

-14x+35

400

Simplify the following expression fully by using the distributive property:

3x(2-5)

-9x

500

Simplify the following expression fully by using the distributive property:

(5x-2x)(8-3)+15(4-x)

60

"Weird" Solutions

100

Solve the following equation for x:

5x-7=5x+7

NO SOLUTION!

200

Solve the following equation for x:

8x-4=-4+8x

INFINITE SOLUTIONS

300

Solve the following equation for x:

3(4x-5)=15+12x

NO SOLUTION

400

Solve the following equation for x:

-8(x-4)=4(8-2x)

INFINITE SOLUTIONS

500

Solve the following equation for x:

5(x-4)+10=-10-4x

x=0

Writing Expressions

100

Write an expression to represent the money in my bank account:

I have $500 and make $5 per day

5x+500

200

Write an expression to represent my number of goats:

I have 300 goats, but every day 2 run away:(

-2x+300

300

Write a fully simplified expression to represent the amount of money in my bank account:

I have $800 and make $3,000 per week, but spend $500 per week.

2500x+800

400

Write a fully simplified expression to represent the amount of money in our joint bank account:

I put $25,000 in, and you put $46,000 in. I put in $470 more each week, while you take out $30 each week.

440x+71,000

500

Write a fully simplified expression to represent the money in my account:

I have $1,500 and make $400 every 3 days.

400/3x+1500

Random Knowledge

100

How many U.S. states have a city named Springfield in them?

(If you're within 8, you get the points!)

35

200

Who led the NBA is points per game during the season Michael Jordan played baseball?

SHAQ

300

Which letter(s) are 8 points in Scrabble?

(+100 per correct response, -100 per incorrect response)

J and X

400

On what date will Taylor Swift's album, "Life of a Showgirl" be released?

TODAY!!! :O

500

Name the 5 most populated countries in the world! +100 points per correct answer

1. India

2. China

3. USA

4. Indonesia

5. Pakistan