Double Jeopardy

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Double Jeopardy
Vocabulary Order of Operations Balanced Equations Basic math facts Expressions and Equations
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Give the definition for the letter p in the
following equation. 5 X p 3 13 Category 1
20 points
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Define expression.
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Explain how an expression differs from an
equation. Category 1 60 points
5
Tell what a balanced equation is. Give an
example. Category 1 80 points
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Use the following words to make a complete
sentence. Equal sign, variable,
expression Category 1 100 points
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What do each of the letters in the phrase PEMDAS
mean? Category 2 20 points
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Solve this problem 18 / 2 3 X 11 Category 2
40 points
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In the absence of parentheses in a problem, how
do you know the correct way to solve it? Category
2 60 points
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Which answer is correct 36 or 7? 48 / (4 X 2)
(12) Category 2 80 points
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Substitute and solve p 3. (40 / 4) X (2 X 7)
(36 / p) 2 100 points
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Tell if the following statement is true or
false It is possible to multiply both sides of
an equation by the same number and not change
the equation. Category 3 20 points
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Solve the problem. (4 2) (3 X 2) divide
both sides by 2 Category 3 40 points
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Solve. 1 nickel 5 pennies Multiply both sides
by 7. Category 3 60 points
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Solve (6 5) (11 X 1) Multiply both sides by
12 Category 3 80 points
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Substitute and solve this equation where p
4. (2 3) X p (60 / 12) Divide both sides of
the equation by 5. Category 3 100 points
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Solve 1. 7 X 9 2. 10 X 9 Category 4 20
points
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1. 12 X 12 2. 9 X 9 Category 4 40 points
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Is this equation balanced? 7 X 9 (3 X 3) X (21
/ 3) Category 4 60 points
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Solve for p, so that the equation is
balanced. 12 X 9 (48 / 4) X (3 X p) Category 4
80 points
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True or false 11 X (3 9) 140 - (2 X 2 X
2) Category 4 100 points
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True or false. An expression always has an
sign. Category 5 20 points
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Find the value (3 X 8) 5 Category 5 40 points
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Write an expression to match the words. Tyler
has 25. She wants to buy 4 movie tickets at 3
each for herself and her friends. How much money
will she have left over? Category 5 60 points
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What information do you need to be able to solve
this problem? Camille is decorating frames with
seashells. Each frame has 4 shells. She has
three shells left over. How many did she start
out with? Category 5 80 points
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Write an equation. Work backward to
solve. Alexander had some nickels in his bank. He
added 3 dimes and then he had .85. How many
nickels did he have?