Systems of Equations

"X" marks the spot

100

Solve for x: 2(x-3)=4

x=5

200

Solve for x: 2x+5y=10

x= -(5/2)y+5

300

Solve for x: 6b+3x=4x+11

x=6b-11

400

Solve for x: 3(2x+4)=2+6x+10

All Real Numbers

500

Solve for x: b² + 4x=2(3b-6-b)+b²

x:b-3

Fractions are Friends

100

(a/7)+(a/3)=10

a=21

200

(3y/5)+(3/2)= (7y/10)

y= 15

300

((2x-3)/6)= (2x/3)+(1/2)

x=-3

400

((b+3)/3) - (b/4)=((b-2)/5)

b= 12

500

(3y)/5+(3/2)= (7y)/10

y=15

Intercept(ed)

100

What is the mid point intersection for:

y=3x+5 

y= x+19

Must be written as a coordinate pair

(7,26)

200

What is the mid point intersection for:

y=2x-3

y= -x+3

Must be written as a coordinate pair

(2,1)

300

What is the mid point intersection for:

y=1.5x+6

y= 2x

Must be written as a coordinate pair

(12,24)

400

What is the mid point intersection for:

y=4x-2

y= (1/2)x+5

Must be written as a coordinate pair

(2,6)

500

What is the mid point intersection for:

y=(2/3)x+4 

y= (1/2)x+9

Must be written as a coordinate pair

(30,24)

Riddle Me This(Bonus)

100

There is a blue house and a red house. In between the two houses is a pineapple tree. The owner of the blue house argues that the pineapple tree belongs to him. The owner of the red house argues that it is his. Who does the pineapple tree belong to?

No one. Pineapples don't grow on trees.

200

You have two dogs. How can you give one away, yet keep both?

What is give one away and rename the last dog 'both'

300

What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?

Trouble

400

A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same beautiful girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before the bus driver left, he gave Sarah 7 apples. Why?

An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

500

A woman is sitting in her hotel room when there is a knock at the door. She opened the door to see a man whom she had never seen before. He said "oh I'm sorry, I have made a mistake, I thought this was my room." He then went down the corridor and in the elevator. The woman went back into her room and phoned security. What made the woman so suspicious of the man?

What is you don't knock on your own hotel door and the man did.

Potpourri (Bonus)

100

Which of the following states have I not lived in?

a. Florida

b. Washington

c. New York

d. Hawaii

C. New York

200

How many years have I been a teacher?

A. 12

B. 11

C. 10

D. 9

12 years

300

Which country have I never been too?

A. Korea

B. Austria

C. Bermuda

D. Italy

D. Italy

400

What is my favorite sport?

A. Football

B. Baseball

C. Hockey

D. Soccer

B. Baseball

500

How old was I when I did a 2.5 mile rough water swim in the ocean? 

A. 42

B. 32

C. 22

D.12

D.12