Algebra Jeopardy Review
Defining Variables
& Constants
Writing an
Equation
Solving an
Equation
100
100
100
200
200
200
500
500
500
Defining Variables & Constants - 100
• Two sisters bought together 5 books.
• One bought 7 books.
• How many books did the other sister buy?
• What is the variable being solved for?
Defining Variables & Constants - 100
• ANSWER:
Books
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Defining Variables & Constants - 200
• A 40 year old father is 7 times older than his son.
• What variable is being solved for?
Defining Variables & Constants - 200
• ANSWER:
Son’s Age
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Defining Variables & Constants - 500
• Suppose one painter can paint the entire house in
twelve hours
• And the second painter takes eight hours.
• How long would it take the two painters together
to paint the house?
• What is the unit of the variable being solved for?
Defining Variables & Constants - 500
• ANSWER:
Hours
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Writing an Equation - 100
• On Monday, 369 students went on a trip to the zoo.
• All 8 buses were filled and 9 students had to travel
in cars.
• Write an equation that represents this situation?
Writing an Equation - 100
• ANSWER:
𝑇−𝐶
𝑆=
𝐵
S = number of students on each bus
T = total number of students going on trip to zoo
C = number of students that rode in a car to zoo
B = number of buses going to zoo
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Writing an Equation - 200
• Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges 13 dollars for a
rental fee
• Plus 9 dollars an hour for renting a bike.
• Keith paid 49 dollars to rent a bike.
• Write an equation that represents renting a bike
from Oceanside Bike Rental Shop.
Writing an Equation - 200
• ANSWER:
𝑃 = 𝐹 + 𝐻𝑡
P = rental price of renting from Oceanside Bike Rental
F = cost of flat rate rental fee
H = cost of hourly rate of rental fee
t = number of hours of bike rental
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Writing an Equation - 500
• The sum of three consecutive numbers is 111.
• Write the equation that represents the smallest of
the three numbers.
Writing an Equation - 500
• ANSWER:
𝑆 + 𝑆 + 1 + (𝑆 + 2) = 𝑇
S = smallest number of three consecutive numbers
T = total sum of three consecutive numbers
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Solving an Equation - 100
• On Monday, 369 students went on a trip to
the zoo.
• All 8 buses were filled and 9 students had to
travel in cars.
• How many students were in each bus?
Solving an Equation - 100
• ANSWER:
45 students
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Solving an Equation - 200
• Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges 13 dollars
for a rental fee
• Plus 9 dollars an hour for renting a bike.
• Keith paid 49 dollars to rent a bike.
• How many hours did he pay to have the bike
checked out?
Solving an Equation - 200
• ANSWER:
4 hours
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Solving an Equation - 500
• The sum of three consecutive numbers
is 111.
• What is the smallest of the three
numbers?
Solving an Equation - 500
• ANSWER:
36
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