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1
Math Jeopardy
BEDMAS Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division
100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200
400 400 400 400 400
600 600 600 600 600
800 800 800 800 800
2
100 pointsBEDMAS
  • BEDMAS is an acronym which is a word that is
    typically formed from the initial letters of a
    title or sequence of words. What does the acronym
    BEDMAS represent?

Answer
3
Answer 100 pointsBEDMAS
  • 1. B rackets
  • 2. E xponents
  • 3. D ivision (Whichever comes first,
  • M ultiplication left to right.)
  • 4. A ddition (Whichever comes first,
  • S ubtraction left to right.)

4
200 PointsBEDMAS
  • Brianna and Amanda went swimming. Brianna swam
    2 laps while Amanda swam three times as many laps
    as Brianna. How many laps did Brianna and Amanda
    swim altogether?

Answer
5
Answer 200 PointsBEDMAS
  • Brianna Amanda
  • 2 laps (3 x 2 laps)
  • 2 laps 6 laps 8 laps
  • The total number of laps swam by Brianna and
    Amanda would be eight (8).

6
400 Points BEDMAS
  • Jeremy and Joseph worked out their end of term
    test averages using the method of calculating
    mean average.
  • Jeremys Test Results 60, 70, 70, 80
  • Josephs Test Results 65, 65, 70, 90
  • Which student averaged higher on their tests?
    Use BEDMAS to solve.

Answer
7
Answer 400 PointsBEDMAS
  • Jeremy (60 70 70 80) 4 70
  • Joseph (65 65 70 80) 4 70
  • Both students score the same result of a
  • mean average of 70

8
600 PointsBEDMAS
  • Find the area of the following shape using
    BEDMAS

3 m
16 metres
5 metres
4 metres
20 metres
Answer
9
Answer 600 PointsBEDMAS
  • Area (Length x width) (½ base x height)
    (side2)
  • rectangle triangle square
  • (16 m x 5 m) (16 m x 3 m) 2 (4
    m)2
  • (90 m2) (48 m2) 2 (16 m2)
  • (90 m2) (24 m2) (16 m2)
  • 130 m2

10
800 PointsBEDMAS
  • Write a short convincing math story problem that
    involves the following symbolic equation
  • 2 x 4 1
  • This problem is unlimited in time, setting, and
    characters. You decide.

Answer
11
Possible Answer 800 PointsBEDMAS
  • Lisa and Emily were out cruising the mall when
    Emily decided she needed some batteries for her
    MP3 player. She purchased two packages of
    batteries. Each cost 6.99 and contain four AA
    batteries. Lisa found an unused AA battery in
    her coat. How many batteries do they have in
    total?

12
100 PointsAddition
  • i) Which of the following terms is most often
    found in addition problems?
  • Summation
  • Summer
  • Sum
  • Product
  • ii) What is another common term or descriptor
    used to indicate addition?

Answer
13
Answer 100 PointsAddition
  • i) Sum
  • ii) Combining, Adding, Add, Joining,
    Accumulation, Tallying, Tally, Totting Up,
    Totalling, Counting

14
200 PointsAddition
  • Julian and Michael were walking through Farmer
    Tims fields talking about Canadian Idol when
    Julian exclaimed Wow, I see a four leaf clover!
    Michael was excited by this and, searching about
    the grass, found three more plants! Soon Julian
    was on his hands and knees eagerly searching for
    four leaf clovers and was successful in finding
    two more of these rare mutations. What is the sum
    of leaflets on all four leaf clovers found by
    Julian and Mike on this excellent day?

Answer
15
Answer 200 PointsAddition
  • Julian 4 leaves on one
  • Michael 4 leaves on each of three
  • Julian 4 leaves on each of two
  • 4 4 4 4 4 4 24
  • There were 24 leaves all together.

16
400 PointsAddition
  • Jeremy, Aaron, and Nick formed a band for the
    Centre School Battle of the Bands competition.
    They were so good, they won the first place prize
    of 200! However, they had to pay Towns End
    Strings and Things 50 for the rental of the amp.
    How much money did each boy get from their
    contest winnings?

Answer
17
Answer 400 PointsAddition
  • (200) (-50) (150)
  • (150) 3 band members (50)
  • Each band member took home 50.

18
600 PointsAddition
  • Garrett ate one-eighth of Stevens birthday
    cake. If Stevens other three guests ate
    one-eighth of the cake each, and Steve ate
    another one-fourth of the cake, what was the
    total amount of cake eaten (as a fraction of the
    whole cake)?

Answer
19
Answer 600 PointsAddition
  • 1/8 (1/8 1/8 1/8) 1/4
  • Garrett Other Guests
    Steve
  • 1/8 3/8 2/8
  • 6/8 or 3/4
  • They ate a total of ¾ of Steves birthday cake.

20
800 PointsAddition
  • Write a short convincing math story problem that
    involves the following symbolic equation
  • 10 2 1 13
  • This problem is unlimited in time, setting, and
    characters. You decide.

Answer
21
Possible Answer 800 PointsAddition
  • Mr. Middleton began his beginner guitar course
    with ten (10) students. On the second day of the
    course, another two (2) students joined his
    class. Before the third day of the course, one
    more student decided he could use the extra
    practice and also joined in. When Mr. Middleton
    took roll call after the third day of class, what
    was the number of students enrolled in the course?

22
100 PointsSubtraction
  • Which of the following terms is most often used
    in subtraction problems?
  • Difference
  • Desiccation
  • Quotient
  • Summation
  • ii) What is another common term or descriptor
    used to describe subtraction?

Answer
23
Answer 100 PointsSubtraction
  • Difference
  • ii) Taking away, elimination, exclusion,
    deletion, amputation, confiscation, deduction,
    ejection

24
200 PointsSubtraction
  • On one glorious spring day Evan and his dog
    Fifi were out strolling in the park. Behold!
    There stood an ice cream vendor who sold Evan a
    triple fudge brownie deluxe, for a mere 3 dollars
    and 15 cents! If Evan had forty dollars to begin
    with, what is the difference between the amount
    of money he had when he began his walk and the
    sum he spent in procuring an ice cream treat?

Answer
25
Answer 200 PointsSubtraction
  • 40 3 37
  • 37 - 0.15 36.85
  • The difference between what he had (40) and
    what he spent (3.15) is 36.85.

26
400 PointsSubtraction
  • Brianna arrived early to school one day and
    found that the heating system was not working.
    The temperature of the building was -6oC. She
    went down to the boiler room and called for the
    caretaker, but the furnace miraculously flared to
    life! Within minutes her classroom was a comfy
    19oC. What was the difference in temperature
    from the time she arrived to the warmer
    temperature after the furnace began to work?

Answer
27
Answer 400 PointsSubtraction
  • 19oC (-6oC) 25oC
  • Briannas efforts increased the temperature of
    the classroom by 25 degrees Celsius.

28
600 PointsSubtraction
  • Dustin brought three pounds of rock candy to
    school one day, to share with his friends. By the
    end of the day he had given out one and
    three-quarters of a pound of candy. At the end of
    the day, what was the remaining weight of candy
    in Dustins school bag?

Answer
29
Answer 600 PointsSubtraction
  • Problem
  • 3 lbs of candy 1 ¾ lbs of candy
  • Solution
  • 3 1 2 lbs
  • 2 ¾ 1 ¼ lbs
  • Dustin is taking 1 ¼ pounds of candy home.

30
800 PointsSubtraction
  • Write a short convincing math story problem
    that involves the following symbolic equation
  • 32 3 2 17
  • This problem is unlimited in time, setting, and
    characters. You decide.

Answer
31
Possible Answer 800 PointsSubtraction
  • Thirty two hockey players tried out for the
    South Shore Mustangs team. At the first practice
    the coaches cut three players from the team.
    During the second practice they decided to
    eliminate two more players. Finally they achieved
    their goal three lines and two goalies or
    seventeen players.

32
100 PointsMultiplication
  • Which of the following terms is most often used
    in multiplication problems?
  • Sum
  • Difference
  • Product
  • Quotient
  • ii) What is another common term or descriptor
    used to indicate multiplication within a problem?

Answer
33
Answer 100 PointsMultiplication
  1. Product
  2. Increase, growth, groups of, x times y, multiply

34
200 PointsMultiplication
  • Bethany spent the day sorting her earring
    collection. She found that she had ten pairs of
    studs, twelve pairs of hoop earrings, and 5 pairs
    of funky exotic earrings. When she finished
    counting, she found that she had exactly ____
    individual earrings (not pairs).

Answer
35
Answer 200 PointsMultiplication
  • 10 x 2 studs 20 studs
  • (Five groups of two)
  • 12 x 2 hoop 24 hoop
  • (twelve groups of two)
  • 5 x 2 exotic 10 exotic
  • (ten groups of two)
  • She has 54 earrings in total.

36
400 PointsMultiplication
  • Samantha, Nicole, Ashley, Jay, Jamie, and Mike
    each bought three and one-half slices of pizza.
    What was the total number of slices of pizza
    purchased?

Answer
37
Answer 400 PointsMultiplication
  • 6 people x 3 ½ slices of pizza each 21 slices
    of pizza

38
600 PointsMultiplication
  • In Ms Grays grade eight classes, ½ of the
    twenty-four girls have blonde or red hair.
    One-half of the remaining students, with brown or
    black hair, have brown eyes. What number of
    students in Ms Grays grade eight classes are
    brown/black haired girls, with brown eyes?

Answer
39
Answer 600 PointsMultiplication
  • ½ x 24 girls 12 (blonde/red head)
  • one half of a group of twenty four
    twelve
  • The other half (12 girls) must have
    brown/black hair.
  • ½ x 12 6 (brown/black hair brown eyes)
  • one half of a group of twelve six
  • There are 6 girls in Mr. Grays grade 8 math
    class with brown/black hair and brown eyes.

40
800 PointsMultiplication
  • Write a short convincing math story problem that
    involves the following symbolic equation
  • 2 x 24 48
  • This problem is unlimited in time, setting, and
    characters. You decide.

Answer
41
Possible Answer 800 PointsMultiplication
  • Mr. Matthews decided to talk to both classes
    of grade 8 students regarding their math marks.
    If both classes were equal in number, and one
    class had 24 students, what would be the total
    number of students in grade eight?

42
100 PointsDivision
  • Which of the following terms is most often found
    in division problems?
  • Sum
  • Quotient
  • Product
  • Difference
  • ii) What is another common term or descriptor
    used to indicate division?

Answer
43
Answer 100 PointsDivision
  1. Quotient
  2. Distribution, division of, doling out, splitting
    up, allotment, sharing, grouping, sectioning,
    branching, border off, section off, partition,
    separating, how many of

44
200 PointsDivision
  • Mr. Fraser picked 425 stalks of rhubarb out of
    his garden. He brought his produce to school to
    distribute evenly amongst those persons wishing
    to acquire some of his bounty. Nathan, Chelsea,
    Nick, Mr. Jones, Ms Smith, Mrs. Zinck, Mr. Rae,
    Ms Gosling, Charlene, and Mr. Matthews all asked
    him for some rhubarb. If he agreed to give them
    each an equal portion of his harvest, how many
    stalks of rhubarb did each person receive from
    Mr. Fraser?

Answer
45
Answer 200 PointsDivision
  • 425 divided into 10 groups (people) would give
    you 42.5 stalks per group (person).

42.5
42.5
42.5
42.5
42.5
42.5
42.5
42.5
42.5
42.5
46
400 PointsDivision
  • John and Corey went to the movies with Lisa and
    Emily. If the tickets (with tax) cost a total of
    twenty seven dollars, how much did each person
    pay to see the movie? (Assume each paid the same
    price of admission.)

Answer
47
Answer 400 PointsDivision
  • 27 4 people 6.75
  • Each person paid 6.75 to go to the movies. If
    the guys were gentlemen, they would have paid for
    the girls and thus would pay double, or 13.50.

48
600 PointsDivision
  • Hayley invited her friends over for a pizza
    party. Two 40cm diameter pizzas arrived from
    Mikes Quik Way. Each slice is 1/12 of the
    entire pizza. How many slices of pizza did Hayley
    have to share with her friends?

Answer
49
Answer 600 PointsDivision
  • 2 1/12 how many groups of 1/12
    slices are found in 2 pizzas?
  • Since there are 12 groups of 1/12 in one pizza,
    there must be 24 groups of 1/12 in two pizzas.
    Hayley has 24 slices of pizza to share with her
    friends.

50
800 PointsDivision
  • Write a short convincing math story problem that
    involves the following symbolic equation
  • 24 6 4
  • This problem is unlimited in time, setting, and
    characters. You decide.

Answer
51
Possible Answer 800 PointsDivision
  • Mr. Brown separated his grade eight math class
    into six groups for an activity. If the class has
    twenty four students in it, how many students
    could he put into each group?
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