Monday, December 8, 2008

Comparing and Scaling, Math Reflections Inv. 3 pg. 47 - use your book! :)
1a. You would do the number of green peppers divide by the cost of the numbers of peppers to get cost per one green pepper.

1b. Cost divide by green peppers to get cost per green pepper.

Green peppers divide by cost to get number of green peppers per dollar.

1c. Picked Today $1.50 divde 3 green peppers equals $0.50 per pepper.

Fresh Veggie $2.25 divide 5 green peppers equals $0.45 per pepper. Better Deal!

2.(Make a rate table for this problem for Picked Today. Hint- think of the independent variable – green peppers or total cost?)



3a.Write an equation to show the price for n peppers.C = cost, n = number of peppers Equation:

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