Winter Wonderland Party
By: Shelby Petty
My Recommendatlons:
Food: I think that we should use stacked because it has the cheapest price for the food. You get a fair amount for what you pay for.
Music: I think that we should use classic spin because it is less money for more time to listen to music. I prefer to go her so I can save money.
Grab Some Grub
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Describe the steps you used to solve each row of the table.
- What I did first was to do the equation for each table. Then, I did the independent and dependent variable. The 3rd step was to do the unit of measure for the independent and dependent column. Next, was to do the letter to represent the independent and dependent variable. Last, I did the number part to figure out how many people could come and the cost of the part with the amount of people-
2. Will there ever be a number of students where both companies will cost the same? Describe the steps you would use and then solve for the number of students for which both companies will cost the same amount.
- Yes, there will be it just depends on how many kids you want to invite. What I would do first would find the number of students that equals the same amount as the other company-
3. How do the steps you followed in Question 2 compare to the Order of Operations?
- I have to do it in an order or I won't get the right answer and it will be wrong-
4. If you only have a budget of $1000 for food, how many people, maximum, would you be able to have at the 7th Grade Blowout? Can you have a decimal or fraction as part of your answer? Why or why not?
- About 50 to 100 people depending on which place you pick and you can't put it in a decimal or fraction form because you can't split people in half-
All About That Bass
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Describe the steps you used to solve each row of the table.
- What I did first was to do the equation for each table. Then, I did the independent and dependent variable. The 3rd step was to do the unit of measure for the independent and dependent column. Next, was to do the letter to represent the independent and dependent variable. Last, I did the number part to figure out how many people could come and the cost of the part with the amount of people-
2. Will there ever be a number of hours where both companies will cost the same? Describe the steps you would use and then solve for the number of hours for which both companies will cost the same amount.
- Yes, there will be it just depends on how many hours you want to be there for. What I would do first would find the number of hours that equals the same amount as the other company-
3. How do the steps you followed in Question 2 compare to the Order of Operations?
- I have to do it in an order or I won't get the right answer and it will be wrong-
4. If you only have a budget of $1000 for a DJ or music company, how many hours, maximum, would you be able to afford? Can you have a decimal or fraction as part of your answer? Why or why not?
- There would be 8 to 10 hours depending on which place you picked and you would be able to put it in a fraction because you would be using time not people-