I'm looking for resources that pose a real life hands-on type problem, and then to work through the problem you develop some core math/algebra concepts. I saw a conference where the women presented a balance with several fruits on each side and then the students needed to figure out all fruits in terms of one fruit like the apple is equal to three strawberries, etc. It demonstrated what it means to be equal, substitution, etc.

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Two actual problems I’ve asked myself:
1. Which Bounty paper towels is the Best Buy? There are single rolls, 2 rolls, 4 rolls, 6 rolls, 8 rolls, but then there are “double rolls”and “double plus” rolls. You can go to a supermarket online ordering site to see all the options (mine has 8 different Bounty options) and get the sheets per roll, total length,price, etc.

2. At Kohl’s, you get $10 Kohls cash when you spend $50. But if you use a % off coupon, the %off gets taken off first, and then if you reach $50 or more you get Kohls cash. Is it ever better to NOT use a 30% off coupon in order to get more Kohls cash? If so, what would the original price have to be? (This is a good spreadsheet problem)

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And also look at the same for 15% off coupons and 20% off coupons — that’s where it gets interesting😊

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I remember in college we used calculus to determine the rate at which the radius of a toilet paper roll shrank and when you should get out another roll as a precaution. It could definitely be pulled of with high school seniors.

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