Algebra All-Stars
Solve for x: 6x + 10 = 28
What is x = 3?
This is the sum of the angles in any triangle.
What is 180 degrees?
This is the mean of the data set:
2, 4, 6, and 8
What is 5?
According to the film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this number is associated with life, the universe, and everything.
What is 42?
You order a shirt for $20 and pants for $30 online. This is the total cost of the order including a 10% shipping charge.
What is $55?
This is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2,5) and (4,11).
What is m = 3?
This the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 3 and 4.
What is 5?
This is the probability of flipping heads in a fair coin toss.
What is 1/2 or 50%?
This is the answer to the calculus problem given during the math competition in the movie Mean Girls.
What is "the limit does not exist."
It will take this many weeks to make a 30-egg omelet if five chickens each lay an egg on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
What is 2 weeks?
Simplify the expression: (2x2 + 5x - 3) - (x2 - 2x + 4)
What is x2 + 7x = 7?
This is the quotient of a circles circumference divided by its diameter.
What is pi?
This is the value that appears most often in any data set.
What is the mode?
This 2016 film showcased the contribution of three African-American women to the 1960s NASA space program.
What is Hidden Figures?
This is the final cost of a $60 discounted by 25%.
What is $45?
A car travels at a constant speed of 55 miles per hour. It will take this long to travel 275 miles.
What is 5 hours?
This is the volume of a rectangular prism with the following dimensions:
length = 5
width = 3
height = 2
What is 30 cubic units?
This is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4 on a standard six-sided die.
What is 1/3?
In this 1997 film, Matt Damon's character plays a Harvard janitor who is also a natural mathematics genius.
What is Good Will Hunting?
This is the fraction of an eight slice pizza that is left if you and two friends each eat 2 slices.
What is 1/4?
Solve the system of equations for x and y:
x + y = 10
x - y = 2
What is x = 6 and y = 4?
This is the measure of each interior angle of a regular hexagon.
What is 120 degrees?
This describes a data point that is atypical compared to the rest of the set.
What is an outlier?
In this 2001 film, Russell Crowe plays John Nash, who is best known for his contribution in the field of game theory.
What is A Beautiful Mind?
A train travels at 60 mph, and a second train travels at 80 mph. They are traveling toward each other on the same track originally 280 miles apart. They will meet in this many hours.
What is 2 hours?