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Pedagogical Puzzles
100

Write an expression that represents the weigh of an object that weigh 12 pounds and increase by 0.5 pounds per months m.

What is 12 + 0.5m ?

100

8(y - 7) 

Write an equivalent expression.

What is 8y - 56?

100

-2.6c -2.8c

Simplify the expression.

What is -5.4c ?

100

21a-9

Factor this expression.

What is 

3(7a-3)?

100

(3z+1)+(5+7z)

Simplify the expression

What is 

10z + 6?

100

Evaluate 4c – 3

when    c = –2

What is -11?

100

What high school did your teacher graduate from?

What is Magnet Cove?

200

Write an expression can be used to determine the total weight of b baseball that weigh 5.25 oz. each and s softball that weigh 6.5 ounces each.

What is 5.25b + 6.5s?

200

-2x + 7

Write an equivalent expression.

What is 7 - 2x?

200

3/5y + (-6/5y)

Simplify the expression.

What is 

-3/5y?

200

-28y-32

Factor this expression.

What is 

-4(7a +8)?

200

(10x-4)+(-7+x)

Simplify the expression

What is 

11x -11?

200

Evaluate 5.5r - 8.35s when r = 12 and
s = 4.

What is 32.6?

200

What sports did your teacher play in high school?

What is Basketball OR track OR golf?

300
Water evaporates at a rate of 1.5 ounces per day from a container that holds 34 ounces when full. Write an expression that represents the amount of water remaining in the container after d days?

What is 34 - 1.5d ?

300

3/5x + 2/5 + 3/5x

Write an equivalent expression.

What is 6/5x + 2/5 or 1 1/5x + 2/5?

300

-2x+(-4)+8+(-3v)

Simplify the expression.

What is 

-5v+4?

300

1/2(3+4t-10)

Factor this expression.

What is 

2t-7/2?

300

The width of a rectangle by (3x-1.5). The length of the rectangle , in feet is represented by (1.25x+3). Find the perimeter of the rectangle.

What is 8.5x + 3?

300

Evaluate 3.6x + 4.5y when x = 3 and
y = - 7.

What is -20.7?

300

How old is your teacher?

What is 29?

400

A freight train traveling at a rate of 22.5 miles per hour is 60 miles from its destination. How far from the destination will the train be? in 2.5 hours?

What is 3.75 mi.?

400

 

5(3/2r -8)

Write an equivalent expression.

What is 

15/2r-40?

400

3/14x+(-1)+(-4)-2/7x

Simplify the expression.

What is 

400

1/ 5(15 + 10x - 5)

Factor this expression.

What is 

2 + 2x?

400

-2(1.5h+5)-4(-0.5+3h)

Simplify the expression

What is 

-15h-8?

400

Evaluate -8 (-5 + 6r) -7v when r = 4

and v= -1

What is -145?

400

How many siblings does your teacher have?

What is 1 older sister?

500

An elevator began at an elevation of 85.5 feet and ascended at a rate of 2.75 feet per second. What was the elevation of the elevator after 8 seconds?

What is 107.5 ft?

500

1/2(-1.4m+0.4)

Write an equivalent expression.

What is 

-0.7m+0.2?

500

2.8-4.4n-2n+7

Simplify the expression.

What is 

-6.4n+9.8?

500

A rectangle has a length of x+5 and a width of 5.

Write and simplify an expression for the perimeter by factoring your expression.

What is 2(x+10) ?

500

(-9p+7)-(-9p+3)

Simplify the expression

What is 4?

500

Evaluate 

 1/3x-1/6y+8-1/7z 

when x=6 , y=-2 and z=-7

What is 10/3 OR 3 1/3 ?

500

What is your teachers husband's name?

What is Colton?