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In Slope We Trust
100
If you travel 50 miles in ONE hour, how many miles will you travel in THREE hours?

150 miles

100

What Nintendo console had motion controls and a game where players could bowl by swinging a remote?

Wii

100

If you're trying to brush up on your Mandarin, you might want to find this staff.

Chris

100

What invention made it possible to solve math operations electronically in seconds?

Calculator

100

What type of slope would a rocket have after being launched into the air?

A.) Negative
B.) Zero
C.) Undefined
D.) Positive

Positive

200

A student walks 12 feet in 3 seconds. What is their rate of change in feet per second 

x = 3

y = 12

12/3 = ?

4 feet per second

200

What 2016 mobile game sent millions of people outside to find virtual creatures using their phone's GPS?

Pokemon GO

200

If you need your nails or hair done, this staff would certainly be the solution to that request.

Nina

200

How many times does the Earth revolve around the Sun each year?

Once

200

I trust that the slope of a submarine diving deep into the ocean would have a... ____________ slope.

A.) Positive
B.) Negative
C.) Undefined
D.) Zero

Negative
300

*DAILY DOUBLE*


If your phone battery is fully charged when you wake up, and it decreases by 25% every 4 hours, how many hours until your phone is dead?

16 Hours

4Hours = 75%
8Hours = 50%
12Hours = 25%
16Hours = 0%

300

Before TikTok became huge, what social media platform became famous for looping videos that lasted just six seconds?

Vine

300

If you're trying to get into Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, this staff would be the solution,

Mikey

300

*DAILY DOUBLE*

In the famous Netflix show Stranger Things, the young characters frequently refer to this branch of mathematics as it relates to an alternate dimensions, which they call the upside down.

Quantum Mechanics

300

I trust that if a doctor told me that the slope of my hearbeat is about to be zero, that would mean:

A.) I just have a little boo-boo.
B.) I am totally okay. I'm fine...
C.) I'm just sleepy.
D.) I'm cooked.

D.) I'm cooked

400

You earn 50 XP (experience points) every minute in a game. How much XP will you earn in 6 minutes if you start at zero?

300 XP

400

What 2010s trend involved people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads for charity?

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

400

If you're trying to get your ankles snatched, just ask this mathamatical staff to play some basketball!

Jake

400

What word does this symbol mean? 

∆

Example:        ∆ x        or           ∆ %



"Change"

400

Find the slope given the following ordered pairs:

(0,10) (15,40)

30/15 or 2/1

500

Runner A travels 100 meters (y) in 20 seconds (x).

Runner B travels 150 meters (y) in 30 seconds (x).

Who has the faster average speed?

 

Neither! Both have a pace of 5 meters per second!

500

This longest running cartoon TV family lives in Springfield... I've always wondered if it's the same Springfield in Massachusetts...

The Simpsons
500

If you're curious what the weather is like up there, maybe you should ask this super tall staff!

Dan

500

Simplify:

4(10y - 9)

40y - 36

500

*DAILY DOUBLE*

NASA launched a spaceship into orbit from a platorm that is 1 mile above the ground. It took 30 minutes to exit Earth's atmosphere which is 61 miles.

What is the "rate of change" or "slope" of the rocket?

2/1

The rocket goes 2 miles per every 1 minute that goes by.