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Meal out
This resource features a task that explores matching an equation to a situation, solving the equation and then using the information to solve a further problem.
Ten people go out for dinner and have a choice of a three-course meal for $15 or a two-course meal for $12. The bill comes to $141. Five equations are given and the task is to find one that can be used to find the number of people who have chosen each option.
A full rubric is given for the task, together with examples of student work. The student work has scores given, together with suggestions for questions to address misconceptions.
This task is from the Mathematics Assessment Resource Service, a collaboration between UC Berkeley and the Shell Centre team at the University of Nottingham. A full rubric is given for the task, together with examples of student work and suggestions for helping students overcome misconceptions. Further information on the collection is given here.
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Meal out (rubric) 73.43 KB
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Meal out (student work scored) 428.15 KB
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Meal out (task) 69.87 KB
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Meal out (student work unscored) 245.67 KB
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Meal out (task) 69.87 KB
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