Buying Combinations of Munchies and Toasties

Relating algebra to real-life situations can sometimes be difficult for students to comprehend. Today, we began working on a problem that uses many of the algebra concepts and skills we've been learning about this year. Students were at first a bit confused by the problem, but after breaking it down into smaller parts, most saw the relevance in the questions being asked.

Tonight's Homework: Read Problems 5.1 and 5.2 in the Shapes of Algebra book. Create a data table and graph for the Candy Combination problem you received in class today. Be sure it reflects the limitations described in the problem.