ISPP Summative Assessment Task

Unit 1 Systems of Equations

Subject
Name of
student
Grade Level
Due date /
Duration
Criterion/Task

Mathematics

Grade 9

Investigating Patterns B
Communicating C
Applying Mathematics in Real Life Contexts - D

The Best Car Rental Investigation

Part A:

The Situation:
You are going to rent a car for a day trip. Your town has two choices of car rental
companies to rent from.
a) ZZ rental charges simply $10 per kilometer driven.
b) Fat Tire Rental charges a $48 fixed fee and then $6 per kilometer driven.

Task:
1) Create a graph using your choice of technology with all of the following:

Graph of all three cost functions.

Label all the intersection points.

Take a screen-shot of this graph with the equations and intersection points
shown
2) Create a document.
It must include the screen shot taken.
Write a narrative that answers all of the following questions. Make sure you
are fully explaining and showing all the necessary working of how you found
the answers.

Select and apply mathematical problem solving techniques to answer

the following questions:
a)

Which rental is best if your trip is for 100 kilometers? Why?

b)

Which is best if you only go 20 kilometers? Why?

c)

Which is the best deal overall? Why?

d)

Which equations did you use for your graph (define the variables and
constants)?

e)

What do the intersection point of your lines represent?

f)

Looking at the equations, can you tell which rental agency will be the most
expensive without looking at the graph? How?

g)

Discuss weather the results make sense in the context of real life situation.

Part B:

The Situation:
You are going to choose a best payment option for using a sports club. There are
two options:
You pay a fixed cost for each of your visits and you pay USD 5 for a
smoothie after your workout.

You pay a monthly rate; you can come as many times as you want. As you
are a member at the sports club, you pay USD 4 for a smoothie at the end
of your workout.

Task
In the document created answer the questions below. Justify and verify the option
chosen using graphs, analyzing the data, and providing clear explanations as
necessary.

Select and apply mathematical problem solving techniques to answer

the following questions:
a) Write down the equations of the two situations given in a slope-intercept form.
Use letters for unknown values. Explain your thinking and define the
variables/parameters.
b) Look up prices for a sports club in Phnom Penh and substitute these into the
formulas. Cite your sources.
c) Find the point of intersection of these lines and explain the meaning of it.
Provide proof for choosing one of the options and justify reasonableness of
your choice.
d) Could the two lines representing the two payment options be parallel?
Interpret the meaning of this situation. Do you think this situation is likely to
happen in real life?
e) Now assume no smoothie are bought.
f)

Use the same monthly rate as you found for part b, but assume that the daily
cost - lets call it A - could change (by a whole dollar). Given that there must
be a point of intersection for the two lines what are the possible values for
A?

g) Verify that your answer in part f is correct by choosing a particular value for A
and showing that there is a point of intersection. Justify the degree of
accuracy of your answer.
h)

Discuss whether the results make sense in the context of real life situation.
What would be a reasonable price for a day pass?

Assessment Criteria
CRITERION B INVESTIGATING PATTERNS
Level descriptor

Task-specific clarification

The student does not reach a standard described by

any of the descriptors below.

You did not reach a standard as described by any of

the descriptors below.

1-2

The student is able to:

You demonstrated the ability to:

apply, with teacher support, mathematical
problem-solving techniques to discover the best car
rental company
state predictions consistent with your findings
regarding the choice of best car rental company.
answer the questions regarding car rental
companies.

apply, with teacher support,

mathematical problem-solving techniques

3-4

5-6

to discover simple patterns

state predictions consistent with patterns.

The student is able to:

apply mathematical problem-solving

techniques to discover simple patterns

suggest general rules consistent with
findings.

The student is able to:

select and apply mathematical problemsolving techniques to discover complex

patterns

7-8

describe patterns as general rules

consistent with findings

verify the validity of these general rules.

The student is able to:

select and apply mathematical problemsolving techniques to discover complex

patterns

describe patterns as general rules

consistent with correct findings

prove, or verify and justify, these
general rules.

You demonstrated the ability to:

apply mathematical problem-solving techniques to
discover the best car rental company.
suggest general rules consistent with your research
comment on how to find the best car rental
company without graphing the linear functions.
You demonstrated the ability to:
select and apply mathematical problem-solving
techniques to describe patterns in choosing the best
option for a sports club.
Find the possible values of A consistent with
your findings.
verify the accuracy of these findings.

You demonstrated the ability to:

select and apply mathematical problem-solving
techniques to describe patterns in choosing the best
option for a sports club.
find the possible values of A consistent with
correct findings.
clearly explain whether the lines representing two
offers could be parallel.
prove, or verify and justify, the accurassy of these
findings.

CRITERION C COMMUNICATION
Level descriptor

Task-specific clarification

The student does not reach a standard described by

any of the descriptors below.

You did not reach a standard as described by

any of the descriptors below.

1-2

The student is able to:

i.
use limited mathematical language
ii.
use limited forms of mathematical
representation to present information
communicate through lines of reasoning that are
difficult to interpret.

You demonstrated the ability to:

use limited terminology
present limited information through the use
of technology
attempt to communicate your lines of
reasoning

3-4

The student is able to:

i.
use some appropriate mathematical language
ii.
use appropriate forms of mathematical
representation to present information
adequately
iii.
communicate through lines of reasoning that
are complete
adequately organize information using a logical
structure.

You demonstrated the ability to:

use some appropriate terminology
present information adequately through the
use of technology
communicate your lines of reasoning
completely
adequately use a logical and organized
structure for presenting your work

5-6

The student is able to:

i.
usually use appropriate mathematical
language
ii.
usually use appropriate forms of
mathematical representation to present
information correctly
iii.
usually move between different forms of
mathematical representation
iv.
communicate through lines of reasoning that
are complete and coherent
present work that is usually organized using a logical
structure.

You demonstrated the ability to:

usually use appropriate terminology
correctly present information through the
use of technology
use different forms of mathematical
representation to find the points of
intersection.
communicate your lines of reasoning
completely and coherently
usually use a logical and organized
structure for presenting your work

7-8

The student is able to:

i.
consistently use appropriate mathematical
language
ii.
use appropriate forms of mathematical
representation to consistently present
information correctly
iii.
move effectively between different forms of
mathematical representation
iv.
communicate through lines of reasoning that
are complete, coherent and concise
present work that is consistently organized using a
logical structure.

You demonstrated the ability to:

consistently use appropriate terminology
correctly present information through the
use of technology
use variety of forms of mathematical
representation to find the points of
intersection.
communicate your lines of reasoning
completely, coherently, and concisely
consistently use a logical and organized
structure for presenting your work

CRITERION D REFLECTION IN MATHEMATICS

Level descriptor

Task-specific clarification

The student does not reach a standard described

by any of the descriptors below.

0
You did not reach a standard as described by
any of the descriptors below.

1-2

The student is able to:

i.
identify some of the elements of the authentic
real-life situation

You demonstrated the ability to:

identify some of the elements of the
authentic real-life situation
apply mathematical strategies to find a
solution to the authentic real-life situation,
with limited success.

apply mathematical strategies to find a solution

to the authentic real- life situation, with limited
success.

3-4

The student is able to:

i.
identify the relevant elements of the authentic
real-life situation
ii.
select, with some success, adequate
mathematical strategies to model the
authentic real-life situation
iii.
apply mathematical strategies to reach a
solution to the authentic real- life situation

discuss whether the solution makes sense in the

context of the authentic real-life situation.

5-6

The student is able to:

i.
identify the relevant elements of the authentic
real-life situation
ii.
select adequate mathematical strategies to
model the authentic real- life situation
iii.
apply the selected mathematical strategies to
reach a valid solution to the authentic real-life
situation
iv.
explain the degree of accuracy of the solution

explain whether the solution makes sense in the

context of the authentic real-life situation.

7-8

The student is able to:

i.
identify the relevant elements of the authentic
real-life situation
ii.
select appropriate mathematical strategies to
model the authentic real-life situation
iii.
apply the selected mathematical strategies to
reach a correct solution to the authentic reallife situation
iv.
justify the degree of accuracy of the solution

justify whether the solution makes sense in the

context of the authentic real-life situation.

You demonstrated the ability to:

identify the parameters and variables of car
rental companies and describe their meaning
in real-life situation.
select some adequate strategies needed to
model the expenses of car rental companies
with linear equations.
apply mathematical strategies to find the
point of intersection.
discuss whether the various offers of car
rental companies make sense in the context
of real life.
You demonstrated the ability to:
identify the parameters and variables of
sports club situation and describe their
meaning in real-life situation.
select adequate strategies needed to model
the expenses of sports clubs with linear
equations.
apply selected mathematical strategies to
find the possible prices of a day pass.
explain the degree of accuracy of the
conclusions you have obtained
explain and discuss when do the various
offers of sports club make sense in the
context of real life.
You demonstrated the ability to:
identify the parameters and variables of
sports club situation and describe their
meaning in real-life situation.
select adequate strategies needed to model
the expenses of sports clubs with linear
equations.
apply selected mathematical strategies to
correctly find the possible prices of a day
pass.
critically explain whether the lines
representing two offers could be parallel.
justify the degree of accuracy of the
conclusions you have obtained
justify when do the various offers of sports
club make sense in the context of real life.