Algebra Review Extra Credit

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Name: _________________________________________ Date: ______________________________ Unit 1 Bonus!
Riddle Solver! (You can earn up to 3 quiz points through completing this activity.)  Follow the directions below. ~ Choose any number between 1 and 10. ~ Multiply that number by two. ~ Add 8 to your new number. ~ Divide this by two. ~ Now subtract your original number. ~ You should have a number between 1 and 26. Assign a letter to your number that corresponds with it. (ex. A would be 1, B would be 2, etc.). Think of a country that starts with that letter! ~ Take the next letter of the alphabet, and think of an animal that starts with that letter. Also picture the color of that animal. Picture the animal in the country, and turn this page over… Riddle Solver! (You can earn up to 3 quiz points through completing this activity.)  Follow the directions below. ~ Choose any number between 1 and 10. ~ Multiply that number by two. ~ Add 8 to your new number. ~ Divide this by two. ~ Now subtract your original number. ~ You should have a number between 1 and 26. Assign a letter to your number that corresponds with it. (ex. A would be 1, B would be 2, etc.). Think of a country that starts with that letter! ~ Take the next letter of the alphabet, and think of an animal that starts with that letter. Also picture the color of that animal. Picture the animal in the country, and turn this page over… I know you’re excited about earning extra credit, and I hate to disappoint you but…… There are no gray elephants in Denmark! Write a detailed description as to how I knew what you were thinking! Support your answer with mathematical calculations, of course!  I know you’re excited about earning extra credit, and I hate to disappoint you but…… There are no gray elephants in Denmark! Write a detailed description as to how I knew what you were thinking! Support your answer with mathematical calculations, of course!  
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