Mult. Choice JeopardyPart I Part II Part III Part IV Final
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Last month a certain music club offered a discount. After paying $15.95 for the first CD, customers pay $3.99 for each of the next 5 CDs. Which equation depicts the total amount paid?a) 5(4) + 15.90b) 5(4) + 15.95c) 5(4) + 16d) 5(4 - .1) + 15.95
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What is it that the more you take away the bigger it gets
A HOLE
The average of the integers from 200 to 400, inclusive, is how much greater than the average of the integers from 50 to 100, inclusive?a) 150b) 175c) 200d) 225
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How many sides does a basketball have?
2 - Inside and outside
For which of the following values of n is (100 + n)/n not an integer?a) 1b) 2c) 3d) 4
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Change this equation into a correct one by moving only one
digit.
101 - 102 = 1
101 - 102 = 1
The sum of the prime numbers from 60 to 70 isa) 67b) 128c) 191d) 197
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What characteristic do the following words have in common?wedshellwere illshed
They are all contractions:we’dshe’llwe’re
I’llshe’d
When 1/10 percent of 5000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5000, the difference is:a) 0b) 50c) 450d) 495
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In the grid below, circle any number, then cross off all other numbers in that
row and column. Do this 4 times. Add up what is circled. Your total is ___
1 2 3 45 6 7 8
9 10 11 1213 14 15 16
34
1 2 3 45 6 7 8
9 10 11 1213 14 15 16
Rectangles x and y have equal areas. If x is 12’ by 18’ and y is 9’ wide, what is the length of y, in feet?a) 13.5b) 18c) 21d) 24
x y
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A man entering a plane at the airport was arrested simply for
yelling to his friend at the tail of the plane. Why?
His friend’s name was Jack.“Hi Jack!”
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.1 + (.1)2 + (.1)3 =a) .1b) .11c) .111d) .123
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In a recent baseball game, the batter hit a grand slam with no men
on base. How?
It was a girl’s team
Find the square root of the cube root of 0.000064.a) 0.004b) 0.04c) 0.2d) 0.08
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Which would you rather have, an old 5$ bill or a new one?
$5 > $1 DUH!
Which of the following cannot be a value of -x / (1 + x)?a) -1b) 0c) 1d) both a and c
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What starts with T. Ends with T. And is full of T.
teapot
If x and y are prime numbers, which of the following cannot be the sum of x + y?a) 5b) 13c) 16d) 23
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Name 3 states spelled with 4 letters
There are really 10 states:Ohio Iowa Utah AlaskaAlabama Kansas IndianaMississippi TennesseeHawaii
150 is what percent of 30?a) 5%b) 50%c) 500%d) 5000%
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If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don’t have
it. What is it?
Shhhhh!
A secret
Which of the following fractions has the longest sequence of different digits?a) 2/11b) 1/3c) 41/99d) 23/37
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How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of
bricks?
1, the last one
The earth travels around the sun at a speed of about 18.5 miles per second. How many mph?a) 1080b) 64800c) 66600d) 3996000
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What has to be broken before it can be used?
An egg
How many minutes does it take John to type y words if he types x words per minute?a) x/yb) y/xc) xyd) yx
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Why can’t a man marry his widow’s sister in California?
He dead.
John has 10 pairs of socks. If he loses 7 socks, what is the greatest number of pairs of socks he can have left?a) 5b) 6c) 7d) 8
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How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?
None. Noah took 2!
What is the lowest positive integer that is divisible by each of the integer from 1 to7?a) 420b) 840c) 1260d) 5040
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4 months have 30 days, and 7 months have 31? How many
have 28?
12 months
If 1.5 = 5 , then x = .2 + xa) .1b) .3c) .5d) 5
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If there are 5 apples and you take away 3, how many do you have?
3
If 4 is one solution to the equation x2 + 3x + k = 0, what is the other solution?a) 1b) 7c) -1d) -7
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In baseball, how many outs are in an inning?
6
292 + 29 = 29a) 29b) 30c) 58d) 290
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What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
incorrectly
If 3 and 8 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle, which of the following can be the length of the third side?a) 5b) 8c) 11d) all of the above
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You answer me, although I never ask a question? What am I?
telephone
X = -6
Six times a number is -96. Find the number.
X = -16
6x = -96
Seven-eighths of a number is 14. Find the number
X = 16
7/8 x = 14
A number decreased by -11 is -176. Find the number
X = -187
X - (-11) = -176
Twice a number increased by 12 is 31 less than three times the
number.
X = 43
2x + 12 = 3x - 31
Triple a number increased by 1 and whose quantity is divided by
4 is equal to three-fourth the number less 5. Find the number.
No solution
(3x + 1)/4 = 3/4 x - 5