Linear models are a part of everyday life, but many times they are not easily visible.

They can be easily related

to our life experiences. Read each of the three scenarios below to see how linear models show up in our lives
and how we can use them to make decisions. Answer the related questions.
1) Marco and his two younger sisters would like to purchase a silver charm bracelet for their mothers birthday.
They went to the mall and found what they were looking for at Store A. In Store A, the bracelet without
charms costs $85 and each charm costs $15.
Use function notation that models the total price of the bracelet and how that price is based on the number of
charms. Explain the reasoning behind your equation.
Function:
Reason for choosing function
Y=Mx+b
The reason for me picking this function is that
F(x)=Mx+b
it applies to how many charms she has to buy
F(x)=15x+85
plus the standard price of 85 dollars. So it
depends how charms she buys times fifteen
plus 85 dollars because of the bracelet without
charms.

What would be a reasonable domain for this function based on this scenario? Explain why this is a proper
domain.
Domain:
Reason for choosing domain
x is greater than or equal to ________
and x is less than or equal to________
_________>=x<=___________

If Marco and his sisters have saved $250, make a graph to show all of the charms they could purchase with a
bracelet if they had saved between $85 and $250. (Use Geogebra to plot your function and zoom until you get
the range between $85 and $250). Paste your function below:
Well the function is f(x) =15x + 85
And they have saved 250 dollars S0 -85 which equals 165
Divided by 15 F (11) = 250
Which equals 11
X=11
F(x) =15x + 85
F (11) =15(11) + 85
F (11) =165 + 85
F (11) = 250

Marco found five charms that he likes. Using your function, determine the cost of the bracelet he would make.
Show your work here:
F(x) =15x + 85 x = 5
F(5)=15(5)+85
F(5)=75+85
F(5)=160
So 160 dollars
As they walked down the hall of the mall, Marco saw this sales flyer for Store B on a bench.

Marco is wondering from which store he should buy the items so that he spends the least amount of money.
Which store should Marco use if he wanted the five charms and silver bracelet all together?
Cost from Store A ($85 +$15 per charm)
Cost from Store B ($100+12 per charm)
F(x)=15x+85
F(x)=12x+100
F(5)=15(5)+85
F(5)=12(5)+100
F(5)=75+85
F(5)=60+100
F(5)=160
F(5)=160
What advice can you tell Marco to help him shop wisely depending on the number of charms he
wants to buy?
I would say which ever your mother likes the most because they cost 160 dollars.
Justify how you reasoned your answers.

Because by doing the equations above me had determined that they both cost the same with the
silver or without it.

While in the United States visiting her grandmother, Kendra copied the famous family apple pie recipe. When
she returns to England, she plans on making the same apple pie for her friends. To do this, Kendra needs to
convert the flour from cups to grams.
She knows that 0.5 cup of flour has a mass of 64 grams and 2 cups of flour has a mass of 256 grams.
From this information, the two points are (.5, 64) and (2,256). Find the slope of these two points
4/0
I used a graph sim.
Given that the starting point, is (0,0) because if you have 0 cups, you also will have 0 grams, write a
function that shows grams as a function of cups (x is the number of cups)based on the slope above:
So grams is have of cups.64*2
G(x)=128x
Given this scenario, determine a reasonable domain for this function.
A reason able domain can be any number except negatives because you could input any number and convert
into cups or grams.

Graph the relationship between the number of cups and grams of flour. Paste your graph from Geogebra
below:

Expand to see green dots

Evaluate g(x) for any value of x within the domain. Interpret the meaning of your solution in the context of
this problem.
Okay well say that she needs to use exactly needed 1.5 cup of flour
g(x)=128x
g(1.5)=128(1.5)
g(1.5)=192

Interpret what it means to have g (-2) and determine if this is reasonable given the situation (Can you have
negative cups?)
Okay
G(x)=128x
G(-2)=128x
G(-2)=128(-2)
G(-2)=-256
So no its virtually not possible to have negative amounts of flour because after zero it does not exists unless
you owe somebody some cups of flour.

A coffee shop pays Coffee Delivery Company A, a certain price for each disposable cup it orders plus a weekly
delivery charge to remain on the drivers delivery route. The cups are purchased in increments of 500. To

quickly determine how much the coffee shop will be spending on cups before their arrival, the owner created
the following table:
Cups Ordered
0
500

Price
$7
$25.50

Rate of Change

1,000

$44

1,500

$62.50

2,000

$81

2,500

$99.50

3,000

$118

(44-25.50)/(1000500)=0.037
(62.50-44)/(1500-1000)=
0.037
(81-62.50)/(2000-1500)=
0.037
(99.50-81)/(2500-2000)=
0.037
(118-99.50)/(3000-2500)=
0.037

*Ex: (25.50-7)/(5000)=0.037

*The price of the cups, p(x), is a function of the number of x cups ordered. Using the table, determine the
average rate of change for the first 1,000 cups ordered and then for all 3,000 cups ordered. What does this tell
you about the function?
That its constant
And does not change
Use the table to evaluate and interpret p (0). What is a possible explanation for this? (Why is there a charge for
0 coffee cups DELIVERED)
Well this can be the initial value for ordering before actually ordering the cup.
Ex. C(x)=px+7
C(0)= p(0)+7
C(0)=0+7
C(0)=7

Sketch a graph, labeling its key features, to show the price the coffee shop would pay Coffee Delivery A to have
between 0 and 3,000 cups delivered each week. (you could create the graph in Geogebra)

Create a model using function notation that represents how the two quantities, cups and cost, are related.
Okay
Cost and cups
Starting price is 7 dollars
Cost is 500 dollars per cup
1 cup is 500 dollars per cup.
F(x)=500x+7

The coffee shop found another delivery company that sells orders at increments of 500 cups, Coffee Delivery B.
They charge $3.50 each week to be on their delivery route and charge 3.9 cents per disposable cup.
Make a function using the information about the second delivery company.
C=cost
X=cups
3.9= cents per cup
3.50= each week
C(x)=3.9x+3.50
Using a different color to add to the graph sketched in Part C, graph the price of the coffee shop if it would pay
for Coffee Delivery B to deliver the same amount of cups. (You can use Geogebra).
Cups
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000

Price
3.50
1950
3900
5850
7800
9750
11700

If the coffee shop can change delivery companies every three months, when should they consider Coffee
Delivery A, and when should they consider Coffee Delivery B? (Hint: When is company B cheaper than
company A, etc.)
For the first company it would cost 84 dollars
The second company it would cost 42 dollars
So I would consider the b company.