Performance Task on Decimal Numbers

Miss. Juarez
Name:__________________Date:_______

Choosing three services in the HVAC and Appliance Repair Field.

Cesar has his own private business. Sometimes he works for contractors, but most of his work
is private. Cesar got a phone call from a homeowner that is looking for someone to repair one of
his department’s heaters. The homeowner also wants to install ducts to a new home in Gurnee,
IL. Two of the homeowner’s refrigerators broke down in Sugar Grove and in Elgin. A dryer of his
also broke down in Joliet.

Cesar is booked with lots of work, and he can only do three of the scenarios.

Your job is to decide which three of the five services should Cesar work on and make the
best profit.

If Cesar wanted to make a profit of at least $1,021, which of the three scenarios would
Cesar pick?

Here is a list of information that Cesar needs for each service.

Department Duct Fridge Repair Fridge Repair Dryer Repair
heater Installation

Problem: Problem: Problem: Problem: Problem:

Heater is not Duct and Vent Ice maker broke Computer board The dryer heats
working. installation down. malfunction. properly, but the
drum does not
Needs regular cycle.
maintenance.
Cesar predicts
that it has a
loose belt.

Location: Elgin, Location: Location: Sugar Location: Elgin,

IL Gurnee, IL Grove, IL IL Location: Joliet,
IL
Distance away Distance away Distance away Distance away
from Cesar’s from Cesar’s from Cesar’s from Cesar’s Distance away
location is 18 location is 62.7 location is 10 location is 18.3 from Cesar’s
miles. miles. miles. miles. location is 48
miles.

Cesar needs to Cesar has $500 Cesar needs to Repair computer Dryer Belt
 do regular worth of material buy the ice board cost: Repair
maintenance to to use. He would maker. $153.45 Maintenance Kit
the element. No have to buy $26.89
need to three of each of Plus shipping to
purchase the following CoreCentric
anything. items: solutions is
$22.15

Shipping is
$6.99.

Cesar would Cesar would Cesar would Cesar would Cesar would
collect/charge: collect/charge: collect/charge: collect/charge: collect/charge:
$75 $1,500 $286 $344 $150

Gas Price: The gas price per mile on Cesar’s truck is approximately $0.58.

Solutions:
spent 20.88| 828.182| 123.48 | 196.828 | 82.57
gain $54.12 | $ 671.818 | $162.52 | $187.6 | $67.43