Planning a Party Project

You are planning your own 8th grade graduation party. You get to decide where it will be (the venue), what food
you will serve, what the entertainment will be, and how many of each decoration you will have. For each decision
(you have 4) you will write the system of equations, graph it in DESMOS, solve algebraically using substitution or
elimination, verify your solution. Final work will be submitted in a Power Point format with screen shots of each
graph and systems of equations as well as your choice of vendor. Below is a template to help you begin to
organize. This template will be submitted along with your power point to show your algebraic solutions and
verification.

Food Decorations

System of Equations: System of Equations:

Solve Algebraically: Solve Algebraically:

___ Substitution ___ Substitution
___ Elimination ___ Elimination

Verification: Verification:

Vendor choice: Vendor choice:

Venue Entertainment

System of Equations: System of Equations:

Solve Algebraically: Solve Algebraically:

___ Substitution ___ Substitution
___ Elimination ___ Elimination

Verification: Verification:

Vendor choice: Vendor choice:

 Food
Dominos caters for $12 per person, which includes
pizza and sodas. Chipotle will cater for $15 per
person and charges a $20 catering fee. This includes
soda, burritos, chips and salsa. Who will you choose
to cater AND how many people will you invite?
**(Consider your venue budget as well!)
y = 12x + 30
y = 15x + 10
Decorations
Helium balloons cost $2.50 each and streamers are
$1.25 each. Your decorations budget is $100 and the
decoration package includes a maximum of 50
decoration items. How many balloons and how
many streamers do you want to have for the party?
2.50x + 1.25y = 100
x + y = 50

Venue Entertainment
Your budget for the venue (location) is $250 or less. DJ Sprinkles charges a flat fee of $95 and $35 for
There are two possible venues for the party, a each hour. DJ Nugget charges a flat fee of $125 and
skating rink and a bowling alley. The skating rink $25 for each hour.
costs $50 per hour and charges $5 per person for
skate rental. The bowling alley charges $30 per hour y = 35x + 145
and $8 per person to bowl. Where will you have y = 50x + 100
your party AND how many people will you invite?

250 = 50x + 5y
250 = 30x + 8y

Grading rubric:

Beginning: Approaching: Meeting: Exceeding:

One or two systems are Three out of four All systems of equations All systems of equations
written accurately and systems are written are written accurately, are written accurately,
solved algebraically. accurately, solved solved algebraically, and solved algebraically, and
Power point includes at algebraically. Power verified. Power point verified. Power point
least one graph that point includes three includes graphs that includes graphs that
accurately represents graphs that accurately accurately represent the accurately represent the
the system of equations. represent the system of system of equations as system of equations as
equations. well as student’s choices well as student’s choices
for vendors. for vendors. A final
budget is written to
include the total amount
spent and power point is
visually pleasing.