1. Double Jeopardy VocabularyOrder of Operations Balanced Equations Basic math factsExpressions and Equations 20 40 60 80 100 Compliments of the James Madison Center, JMU

2. Give the definition for the letter “p” in the following equation. 5 X p + 3 = 13 Category 1 – 20 points

3. Define “expression.”

4. 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

6. Use the following words to make a complete sentence. Equal sign, variable, expression Category 1 – 100 points

7. What do each of the letters in the phrase PEMDAS mean? Category 2 – 20 points

8. Solve this problem: 18 / 2 + 3 X 11 Category 2 – 40 points

9. In the absence of parentheses in a problem, how do you know the correct way to solve it? Category 2 – 60 points

10. Which answer is correct: 36 or 7? 48 / (4 X 2) + (1 2 ) Category 2 – 80 points

11. Substitute and solve; p = 3. (40 / 4) X (2 X 7) + (36 / p) 2 – 100 points

12. 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

13. Solve the problem. (4 + 2) = (3 X 2); divide both sides by 2 Category 3 – 40 points

14. Solve. 1 nickel = 5 pennies; Multiply both sides by 7. Category 3 – 60 points

15. Solve: (6 + 5) = (11 X 1); Multiply both sides by 12 Category 3 – 80 points

16. 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

17. Solve: 1. 7 X 9 = 2. 10 X 9 = Category 4 – 20 points

18. 1. 12 X 12 = 2. 9 X 9 = Category 4 – 40 points

19. Is this equation balanced? 7 X 9 = (3 X 3) X (21 / 3) Category 4 – 60 points

20. Solve for p, so that the equation is balanced. 12 X 9 = (48 / 4) X (3 X p) Category 4 – 80 points

21. True or false: 11 X (3 + 9) = 140 - (2 X 2 X 2) Category 4 – 100 points

22. True or false. An expression always has an = sign. Category 5 – 20 points

23. Find the value: (3 X 8) + 5 Category 5 – 40 points

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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?