Evaluating Functions in a Context: CCSS.Math.Content.HSF.IF.A.2

Assessment Task:

Basketball Jerseys

The basketball coach at Cashmere High School is planning on buying new jerseys for his team.  There is an initial design fee of 500 dollars plus a fee of 110 dollars per jersey.  The total cost of n jerseys can be written as the function

C(n)=500+110n

  • Find C(16). Explain in words what this solution means.

 

 

  • Find C(20). Explain in words what this solution means.

 

 

  • If the coach has a budget of $2,000, how many jerseys can he afford?

 

 

  • The coach then went to a different brand to check their jersey prices. They told him there is a design fee of $200 and each jersey is an additional $150.  Write a new function, F(n), that represents the total price of these jerseys.

 

An assessment commentary and the solutions for this task can be found in the attached document.

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