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This math document presents an extended word problem about employee payment options. It contains 4 multiple part questions. Employees can choose between Option A, where they receive $200 the first week and $50 more each following week, or Option B, where they receive $200 the first week and 10% more each following week. Students are asked to complete payment tables for each option over 6 weeks, determine the iterative rules for each payment sequence, perform calculations to validate the rules, explain properties of the rules as functions, and determine which single option would provide the greatest total income over 20 weeks of work.

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Extended Problem 7 04 Zoe

This math document presents an extended word problem about employee payment options. It contains 4 multiple part questions. Employees can choose between Option A, where they receive $200 the first week and $50 more each following week, or Option B, where they receive $200 the first week and 10% more each following week. Students are asked to complete payment tables for each option over 6 weeks, determine the iterative rules for each payment sequence, perform calculations to validate the rules, explain properties of the rules as functions, and determine which single option would provide the greatest total income over 20 weeks of work.

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Math | Extended Problems | Sequences

Name: Date:

Extended Problems
Sequences
Solve the problems. When you have finished, submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date for full
credit.

Total score: ____ of 20 points

An employer provides two payment options for employees.


Option A: Receive $200 the first week. Receive an additional $50 for each of the following weeks.
Option B: Receive $200 the first week. Receive an additional 10% for each of the following weeks.

(Score for Question 1: ___ of 2 points)

1. Complete the tables to show how much money would be received for both payment options, each week, for 6
weeks.
Option A:
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6
Amount Paid
Option B:
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6
Amount Paid

Answer:

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Math | Extended Problems | Sequences

(Score for Question 2: ___ of 8 points)

2. Suppose you are a new employee. You notice that each payment option describes a sequence and decide to
use rules to help determine which option to take.
(a) Determine the iterative rule for each sequence. Show your work.
(b) Your friend trusts your tables in Problem 1, but wonders if you wrote the iterative rules correctly.
Show two calculations to convince your friend that both your rules work.
Answer:

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(Score for Question 3: ___ of 5 points)

3. Consider the iterative rules you wrote in Problem 2.


(a) Explain why the rules are functions.
(b) Your friend says that because the rules are functions, they can be graphed and must have y-
intercepts. How would you respond to your friend’s comment?
(c) Your friend uses your rules to determine the outputs when the inputs are 18.5. Explain why her
outputs are meaningless in this situation. What would you tell her about the inputs she can use?
Answer:

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(Score for Question 4: ___ of 5 points)

4. The longest amount of time employees can work under Option A or Option B is 20 weeks. After employees
work 20 weeks, they can either quit or keep making the same amount they made during Week 20. If an
employee plans on quitting after 20 weeks, which payment option gives the greatest total income? Explain.
Answer:

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