Appendix C: Extensions of the Scenarios – Initial Cost
Including initial costs to the scenario will increase the difficult of problems from being one-step multiplication and division problems to two-step problems including all four basic mathematical operations.
Option A: Name brand uniforms cost approximately $38. The company is offering free designing, but $75 shipping of the uniforms.
Option B: Decent uniforms are cheaper and cost approximately $24. There is also $250 set-up cost for designing the new uniforms and shipping the uniforms.
Option C: T-shirts with Overfelt logos for $8 each, no cost for printing set-up or shipping.
Example Questions
The following are example questions based on the modified scenario that includes an initial cost.
How many uniforms can be purchased if we select Option B?
What is the maximum number of uniforms that can be purchased with Option A?
Write an expression that models the cost of n uniforms for Option A/B/C.
How many more uniforms can we purchase with $10,000 from Option A compared to Option B?
How many times more t-shirts can we afford compared to the number of decent brand uniforms?
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