Explore Activity:

1. Fruit, vegetables, fish, poultry and meat are weighed electronically in supermarkets. Suppose
a kilogram of bananas costs Php 60. How much will you pay for ½ kg? 1 kg? 1 ½ kg? 2 kg?

Bananas in
1/2 1 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 3 1/2
kg

Cost

Guide Questions:

1. Is it possible to get a bunch of bananas that weighs 1.25 kg?

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2. How much will it cost?

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3. How did you find the cost of the bananas for its corresponding weight?
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3. What conclusion can you make about the relationship between the weight of the bananas in
kilograms and its cost?
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4. Let 𝑥 = 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠

𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑠 ,
write an equation that will describe the relationship between the weight of the bananas and
its corresponding cost.
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2. According to Ocean Conservancy, Philippines produces 2.7 million tonnes of plastic waste every
year and that is equivalent to 6 million kilograms of garbage waste every day. Complete the table below.

Days 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Garbage in
kg