Monday, December 8, 2008

Comparing and Scaling, Math Reflections Inv. 3 pg. 47 - use your book! :)1a. cost / peppers to find out how much money 1 pepper costs1b. 3 peppers/$1.50 or $1.50/3 peppers the 1st rate tells you how many peppers you can get for $1 the second rate tells you how much money it would be for 1 pepper1c.picked today $1.50/3 peppers = 50cents per pepper fresh veggie $2.25/5peppers = 45cents2.DOING ON PAPER(Make a rate table for this problem for Picked Today. Hint- think of the independent variable – green peppers or total cost?)DOING ON PAPER3a.DOING ON PAPERWrite an equation to show the price for n peppers.C = cost, n = number of peppers Equation: