For those lucky enough to have a smart board...All Things Algebra: Exponent Rules Koosh! | Teaching Math | Pinterest | All things, High school maths and All. See Saw Teacher View. Seesaw. Robertkaplinsky. If you think others need to see this, share it on one of the sites below by clicking on the button. You are at a high school carnival’s ticket booth and see the ticket prices below: Which ticket option is the best deal? Which ticket option is the worst deal? Which ticket options are the same deal? I’ve written a blog post the more fully explores the ups and downs of implementing a lesson like this here.
Looking at the painted ticket booth chart above, it is clear that you are getting a better deal if you buy 12 tickets instead of 1 as well as 25 tickets instead of 12 tickets. There are other interesting pricing options such as: 12 tickets for $5 and 120 tickets for $50 (same price per ticket)1 ticket for $0.50 and 50 tickets for $25 (same price per ticket)5 sets of 25 tickets for $50 or 120 tickets for $50 (still cheaper to buy sets of 25 tickets) The chart below lists the cost per ticket for each ticket option: For the extension challenge, “How would you suggest they change their prices?”
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