Learners hear wedding bells in this problem set, as they help a fictional bride plan the centerpieces for her wedding reception. Algebra is married to geometry as volume, aesthetics, and budgeting all come into play. Learners are asked to make a recommendation for the bride in her final centerpiece purchase that will look like she wants and stay within her budget.

Concepts

volume, algebraic concepts, constraints, inequalities

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Good refresher problems for geometry to keep algebra muscles toned
• Could be part of a larger unit on costs and budgeting

Classroom Considerations

• No student worksheet is provided
• Student questions are under the heading Task at the start of the lesson plan

Pros

• Clearly aligned to a single standard, with specific directions
• Lesson plan gives thoroughly worked out solutions to problems

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSG-GMD.A.3 MP4