Equation Bingo
Object: to be the first player to cover five squares in a row horizontally, vertically,
or diagonally
Materials needed: Equation Bingo card for each student, one set of caller cards,
counters or chips
Number of players: 3 or more
Teacher Preparation
Print out the Equation Bingo cards and the caller cards.
Game Play
• Playing the game
Choose one student to be the caller and give this student the caller cards. Each card
contains an equation and its solution. The caller reads aloud the problem to the players.
The caller does not read the solution.
Each player gets an Equation Bingo card and some counters. The players write down the
equation read by the caller and solve it. If the solution appears on their Equation Bingo
card, they may cover that square. The caller places the cards that have been read in a
discard pile.
• Winning the game
A player who covers five squares in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally says
"Bingo!" The caller uses the cards in the discard pile to check that this player has solved
the equations correctly. If so, that player is the winner. If not, play continues until
someone else says "Bingo!"
• Variations
Instead of the standard five squares in a row, try some of the variations below. Or make
up your own.
Letter T
Letter I
Letter X
Letter N
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Letter Z
Four Corners
43
30
–2
–29
11
33
17
–13
–20
9
34
26
–15
–24
FREE
45
27
–1
–16
8
31
16
4
–5
–25
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40
29
–4
–28
7
33
19
–1
–22
11
32
20
–6
–23
FREE
45
22
–13
–16
10
38
18
12
–12
–29
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41
21
–1
–30
14
32
16
–5
–19
11
39
28
–4
–17
FREE
40
20
–2
–21
6
33
19
3
–14
–20
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39
28
–3
–23
9
45
17
–11
–24
7
35
29
–8
–19
FREE
40
24
–12
–16
12
31
21
1
–2
–21
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43
17
–1
–26
6
42
23
–11
–27
10
36
22
–14
–18
FREE
44
29
–10
–22
13
31
19
15
–5
–29
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33
20
–1
–17
8
41
17
–10
–29
4
32
23
–2
–21
FREE
40
27
–5
–18
12
43
22
10
–14
–16
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36
20
–3
–16
5
33
24
–2
–28
9
32
25
–15
–20
FREE
41
26
–13
–24
1
45
18
3
–10
–18
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32
29
–10
–18
7
38
28
–6
–23
3
39
30
–1
–24
FREE
40
21
–2
–29
14
42
20
13
–14
–17
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33
17
–15
–20
14
38
21
–10
–18
9
42
20
–8
–17
FREE
43
29
–13
–22
2
44
22
0
–12
–29
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35
20
–11
–18
11
37
24
–9
–17
10
32
23
–6
–22
FREE
33
28
–3
–26
7
31
21
6
–15
–27
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32
19
–13
–24
6
34
26
–6
–17
0
37
17
–3
–22
FREE
42
25
–11
–16
14
41
29
5
–5
–26
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32
29
–11
–29
11
39
17
–1
–25
7
37
18
–15
–18
FREE
41
21
–7
–22
10
40
30
2
–13
–23
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32
28
–15
–19
14
40
30
–6
–20
9
45
23
–3
–28
FREE
39
20
–11
–25
7
43
21
12
–4
–16
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45
27
–10
–30
8
40
20
–1
–24
14
41
18
–15
–23
FREE
35
21
–12
–25
11
37
26
13
–7
–18
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34
22
–9
–19
3
38
18
–8
–29
14
44
25
–5
–22
FREE
45
24
–14
–28
7
36
23
5
–8
–17
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38
25
–5
–24
0
35
22
–8
–28
1
44
24
–9
–21
FREE
42
27
–3
–29
9
34
23
14
–12
–17
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41
16
–4
–27
15
35
23
–5
–25
0
34
28
–7
–16
FREE
33
18
–14
–29
14
43
19
12
–9
–28
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37
27
–14
–16
4
31
23
–6
–28
11
35
26
–4
–17
FREE
44
17
–3
–18
13
38
16
2
–15
–24
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31
22
–1
–17
9
42
16
–14
–21
1
31
21
–2
–23
FREE
32
18
–4
–30
13
38
17
12
–9
–25
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45
22
–15
–29
7
33
26
–6
–25
8
40
18
–12
–17
FREE
36
29
–14
–26
11
37
23
6
–5
–19
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CALLER CARDS
2 – b = 32
b = –30
b = –4
7
b = –28
b – 7 = –33
b = –26
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b + 36 = 7
b = –29
b + 13 = –14
b = –27
4b = –100
b = –25
CALLER CARDS
24 + b = 0
b = –24
b – (–56) = 34
b = –22
–12b = 240
b = –20
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b + 45 = 22
b = –23
4b = –84
b = –21
–36 – b = –17
b = –19
CALLER CARDS
– b = 6
3
b = –18
–3b = 48
b = –16
–5i = 70
i = –14
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b – (–5) = –12
b = –17
23 + i = 8
i = –15
12 + i = –1
i = –13
CALLER CARDS
i = 6
–2
i = –12
i – 3 = –13
i = –10
16 = –2i
i = –8
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i + 16 = 5
i = –11
6i = –54
i = –9
7 – i = 14
i = –7
CALLER CARDS
i = –2
3
i = –6
–30 = i – 25
i = –5
i = –15 + 11 –12 – i = –9
i = –4
i + 2=0
i = –2
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i = –3
i – (–4) = 3
i = –1
CALLER CARDS
–17n = 0
n = 0
–19 + n = –17
n = 2
12 – n = 8
n = 4
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7 + (–6) = n
n = 1
–12n = –36
n = 3
n + 47 = 52
n = 5
CALLER CARDS
n + (–4) = 2
4 + n = 11
n = 6
14n = 112
n = 8
–6 + n = 4
n = 10
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n = 7
n = 3
3
n = 9
10 – n = –1
n = 11
CALLER CARDS
– 1 n = –4
3
6 – n = –7
n = 12
–84 = –n
6
n = 14
–27+ g = –11
g = 16
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n = 13
– n = –3
5
n = 15
g + 8 = 25
g = 17
CALLER CARDS
–g = 13 – 31
g = 18
g
= 4
5
g = 20
17 – g = –5
g = 22
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2g = 38
g = 19
–2g = –42
g = 21
g + (–7) = 16
g = 23
CALLER CARDS
g
–
= –3
8
g = 24
g = –182
–7
g = 26
g – 30 = –2
g = 28
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–4 + g = 21
g = 25
46 – g = 19
g = 27
–6g = –174
g = 29
CALLER CARDS
g + (–15) = 15 –12 + o = 19
g = 30
o = 31
o + (–44) = –12
o = (–3)(–11)
o = 32
o = 33
–o = 27 – 61
o = 34
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13 – o = –22
o = 35
CALLER CARDS
144
o =
4
o = 36
o + (–7) = 31
o = 38
–8 = – 1 o
5
o = 40
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5o = 185
o = 37
56 – o = 17
o = 39
o + 34 = 75
o = 41
CALLER CARDS
o = –6
–7
o = 42
29 – (–15) = o
o = 44
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17 – o = –26
o = 43
–2o = –90
o = 45