Keep your pets slim, trim, and healthy using mathematics! Pupils use a linear programming model to optimize the amount and type of food to provide to a pet rabbit. They model constraints by graphing inequalities and use them to analyze a cost equation.

Concepts

constraints, linear programming, graphing inequalities, math modeling

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Develop collaborative groups to complete the presented problem
• Consider eliminating the first four questions to create a more open-ended task
• Use the suggested extenstions to differentiate within your classroom

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes proficiency with creating and graphing equations and inequalities
• Provide graph paper to learners

Pros

• Interdisciplinary task that applies mathematics to the agriculture industry
• Includes inquiry-based questions to encourage higher-level thinking

Cons

• Uses leading questions in the explorations of the proble, which may hinder pupils' thinking process

Common Core

HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.3 HSA-CED.A.2 HSA-CED.A.3 HSA-REI.D.12 RST.9-10.1 RST.9-10.3 RST.9-10.5 RST.9-10.7 MP1 MP2 MP4 MP6