Real World Absolute Value Equations

Real World Absolute Value Equations

​Look at the following apartments

2 Beds

1 Bath

528 sqft

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$950/month

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Apartment 1: Vista Azul​

2 Beds 1 Bath 858 sqft​

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Apartment 2: The Granada

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$1,050/month​

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2 Beds 1 Bath 779 sqft​

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Apartment 3: The Burgundy

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$1,150/month​

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Open Ended

Which apartment would you choose? Why?

I would choose apartment #__ because...

Fill in the Blank

Apt 1 = $950/month Apt 2 = $1,050/month Apt 3 = $1,150/month

Calculate the average rent

Match

Match the following:

• Lowest Rent

• Average Rent

• Highest Rent

$950

$1,050

$1,150

• $950

• $1,050

• $1,150

Fill in the Blank

Lowest (minimum) -- average =

950 -- 1,050 =

Fill in the Blank

Highest (maximum) -- average =

1,150-- 1,050 =

​1,050

-100​

950

​Tolerance

​1,150

+100​

The acceptable (+/-) ​amount of change.

​General Equation

​∣ x - average ∣ = tolerance

Average: Normal​, Regular, Typical, Ordinary, Standard

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Tolerance: (+/-), differ, fluctuates, Changes

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