Battle of the Brains - Rags to Riches

Executive Functioning Check-In: Planning

Which given information will be relevant to the problem?

• Holly's Harmonies offers a $2,000 salary

• Diana is the name of the person looking for a job

• Barbara's Beats offers a commission of $3 for every album that Diana sells

​ ​ Executive Function Check-in: Maintaining Focus

The ​ (a)   in the equation M=2000+5a represents the total monthly earnings if Diana worked at ​ ​ (b)  

The ​ (c)   in the equation M=2500+3a represents the number of albums sold if Diana worked at ​ (d)  

• Holly's Harmonies
• Barbara's Beats
• M
• a
• 2000
• 5
• 2500
• 3

Executive Function Check-in: Problem Solving

What does the 3000 represent in the context of this problem? How will we use it to solve this problem?

• It represents the number of albums Diana wants to sell. Substitute the 3000 in for a.

• It represents the amount of money Diana wants to make in a month. Substitute the 3000 in for M.

• It represents the salary Holly's Harmonies is offering. Substitute the 3000 in for 2000

• It represents the salary Barbara's Beats is offering. Substitute the 3000 in for 2500

Executive Functioning Check-in: Flexible Thinking

After solving, a = ​ (a)   . It is ​ (b)   to sell 0.67 of an album. If Diana sold 166 albums she ​ (c)   reach her goal of ​ (d)   . Diana must sell at least ​ (e)   albums in order to reach her goal.

• impossible
• 166.67
• would not
• $3,000
• 167
• 166
• possible
• would
• 168

Who was the Linden High School teacher providing this example?

It is VERY IMPORTANT that you write down your work. You will need the equations that you write for future problems. Please select which option best fits your understanding of the previous statement. Select ALL that apply.

• I understand and will write down ALL of my work.

• I understand I will need the equations later on and will write them down.

Write an equation that represents the relationship between M and c for Emily's Electric Vehicles in the box provided.

**Make sure to write down your equation. You will need it for a future question.**

Write an equation that represents the relationship between M and c for Jorge's Jeeps in the box provided.

**Make sure to write down your equation. You will need it for a future question.**

What is the least number of cars Mark would need to sell at Emily's Electric Vehicles in order to reach his goal?

What is the least number of cars Mark would need to sell at Jorge's Jeeps in order to reach his goal?