Penny Jars
Block Towers
Equations
MYSTERY
100

Using the equation 8+(6xP), if P equals 9, how many pennies will there be?

62 pennies

100

How many windows would be in a square tower with 3 floors, including skylights?

28 windows

100

7+(5xP) What does the, P, stand for?

Number of floors

100

George D is playing a video game and starts with 80 credits. The first game costs 15 credits. Each game after the first game costs 5 credits. How many games (including the first game) can George D play before he runs out of credits?

14 games 

200

A Penny Jar starts with 5 pennies, and 3 pennies are added in each round. How many pennies are in the jar after 4 rounds?

17 pennies

200

Max and Chaz built a single tower of connecting cubes that has 37 windows including the skylight. How many cubes are in the single tower?

9 cubes

200

Write an equation for the following table

Start     4

1          10

2          16

3          22

4          28

4+(6xP)

200

Clara is making a quilt. She has 5 quilt patches to begin with. Each day she adds 9 more patches to the quilt. How many patches will the quilt contain after 30 days?

275 patches

300

Alexandra’s garden has 12 rows of plants. The first row has 18 plants. The remaining rows have 20 plants in each row. What is the total number of plants in the garden?

238 plants

300

A double tower is made from 8 connecting cubes. How many windows (including the skylights) does the double tower have?  

26 windows

300

Samuel is collecting rocks for his rock collection. He has 4 rocks to begin with. Each day he finds 3 more to add to his collection. Which arithmetic expression shows how many rocks Samuel will have after 100 days?

  1. 100 × 3 + 4

  2. 100 × 4 + 3

  3. 100 + 3 × 4

  4. 100 + 4 × 3

1. 100x3+4

300

A Penny Jar starts with 3 pennies. The equation to find the total number of pennies, P, after R rounds is P = 3 + 9 × R. Which of the following is true? Choose the two correct answers.

A. All of the numbers are odd.

B. All of the numbers are a multiple of 3.

C. All of the numbers are a multiple of 9.

D. All of the numbers are even.

E. The numbers alternate odd and even.

B and E