Name_______________

Choosing a Phone Plan: Summary

 

Please use your phone log, cost equations, internet printouts, Excel printouts of graphs, and your graphing calculator graph to answer the following questions. This will give me a summary of your project.

 

1. About how many minutes of phone calls do you make per month? ________

List the number of minutes for each member of your team.

Member:____________________________ # of minutes________________________

Member:____________________________ # of minutes________________________

Member:____________________________ # of minutes________________________

 

2. Write the three cost equations you found from your internet exploration?

Plan 1:

Plan 2:

Plan 3:

 

3. Tell the cost for you for each plan. Show how you found these numbers.

Plan 1:

 

Plan 2:

 

Plan 3:

 

4. Tell the cost for each of your team members for each plan.

Member

Cost: Plan 1

Cost: Plan 2

Cost: Plan 3

       
       
       

 

5. Examine your graphs. When do all three companies charge the same amount? When is Plan 1 a better choice? When is Plan 2 a better choice? When is Plan 3 a better choice? Discuss how your graphs relate to the solution of the problem.

 

 

 

 

6. Consider the various phone plans using the number of minutes you call per month. Which plan would you choose?

 

What plan is most appropriate for the other members of your team?

Member:____________________________ Phone Plan:______________________

Member:____________________________ Phone Plan:______________________

Member:____________________________ Phone Plan:______________________

 

7. Explain what factors led you to your decision. Why is this the best phone plan for you? How much money will you save? Is your choice appropriate for everyone in your group? in this class? Why or why not?

 

 

 


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