Jeopardy  Game Questions.
by Pat Brewster
1. DIVISIBILITY
     100:  Which number is divisible by 2 and 5 ?
a.  82, 430          Correct Answer
b.  19, 225
c.   55, 864

     200:    Which number is divisible by 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 25?
a.  2975
b.  7650               Correct Answer
c.  3900

     300:  Which of these expressions is divisible by 3x ?
a.   3x + 6
b.  15x^2 – 9x      Correct Answer
c.   3x2 + 6x - 30

     400:  Which of these expressions is divisible by (x-3) ?
a.  x^2 – 9  Correct Answer
b.  3x^2 + 9x - 6
c.  x^2 + 2x - 3

2.  FACTORING TRINOMIALS
     100: What are the factors of  x2 + 7 x + 12 ?
a.  (x + 1) (x + 6)
b.  (x + 8) (x - 2)
c.  (x + 3) (x + 4)   Correct Answer

200: What are the factors of  x2 - 7 x - 8 ?
a.  (x -2) (x + 4)
b.  (x + 1) (x - 8)    Correct Answer
c.  (x - 2) (x - 5)

300: What are the factors of  2x2 +  9 x - 5 ?
a.  (2x -1) (x - 5)
b.  (2x - 9) (x - 5)
c.  (2x - 1) (x + 5)    Correct Answer

400: What are the factors of (x – 7)2 - 5(x – 7) + 6 ?
a.  [ (x -7) - 3 ]   [(x -7)  - 2 ]  Correct Answer
b-  [ (x -7) - 5 ]   [(x -7) + 6 ]
c.   [ (x -7) + 1]   [ (x -7)  - 5]

 

3.  REDUCING
     100: Reduce:  50/75
a.   10/15
b.   2/3                Correct Answer
c.    5/7
      200: Reduce: x(2x-5) / (4x2-25)
a.   x / (2x+5)       Correct Answer
b.   x(2x-1) / (4x2-5)
c.   x / (2x-5)

      300: Reduce: (x2-5x+6) / (x2-9)
a.   (x-2) - (x-3)
b.   (5x+6) / (-9)  (Cancel the x2)
c.   (x-2) / (x+3)   Correct Answer

     400: Reduce:  (10x2-20x-150) / 5x2-35x+50)
a.   (10x+30) / (5x-10)
b.   [2(x+3)] / (x-2)   Correct Answer
c.    (2x2 -4x-3) / (-7x+1)

4.  SOLVING EQUATIONS
      100:  Solve:  x(x-8) = 0
a.    x = 0 or x = 8               Correct Answer
b.    x = 0 or x = -8
c.    x = 8

    200:  x2 – 7x = - 12
a.  x = 3 or x = 4        Correct Answer
b.  x = -3 or x = 4
c.  x = -7 or x = -12  (Using coefficients) Way off.

    300: 3x2 – 27x = - 42
a.  x = 3 or x = 14
b.  x = 2 or x = 7        Correct Answer
c.  x = 6 or x = 7

   400:  x2 – 8x + 15 = (x –3) ( 2 x + 1)
a.  x = -6
b.  x = 3 or x = 6
c.  x = 3 or x = -6      Correct Answer

F I N A L   J E O P A R D Y :

Solve for x:  12x2 – 18 x -12 = 0
     a.  x = - 1/2 , or x = -2
                                   b.  x =  -1/2 , or x = 2       Correct Answer
c.  x = 1/2, or x = 2