Course: Algebra I

Unit: Representing Relationships

Assignment: Coast to Coast

1) Alice decides to take a trip from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast. While
planning, she chooses to drive, fly, and ride a train. Her first leg of the trip is traveling by car,
from Sacramento, California to Denver, Colorado. Along the way, she fills up her tank using
regular unleaded gas, costing $4.65 per gallon, and premium gas, $4.95 per gallon. After driving
for many hours, Alice finally makes it to Denver, Colorado spending $874.80 in gas.

a) Let r represent gallons of regular unleaded gas and let p represent gallons of
premium gas. Create an equation that models the situation.
874.80= 4.65r + 4.95p
Incorrect but attempt was Partially correct Fully Correct
made (1 pt) (2-4 pts) (5 pts)

b) If Alice purchases 87 gallons for regular unleaded gas, how many gallons of premium
gas did she purchase? Show all work to receive full credit.

874.80= 4.65 87+ 4.95p

874.80= 404.55 + 4.95p

470.25= 4.95p

95p
 Provided incorrect Incorrect answer with Correct with Fully Correct with all
answer and no work work shown or partial work work shown
shown (1 pt) Correct answer with shown (3-4 pts) (5 pts)
no work shown
(2 pts)

2) After spending a week in Denver, Alice decides to leave her car at a friend’s house in order fly
from Denver, Colorado to Chicago, Illinois. Her plane ticket cost $475 and $35 per checked bag.
a) Write a function that models the number of checked bags, b, as it relates to the total cost,
c(b).
c(b)= 35b + 475

Incorrect but attempt was Partially correct Fully Correct

made (1 pt) (2-4 pts) (5 pts)

b) Compete the table

Number of Bags (b) Total Cost c(b)

0 475

1 510

2 545

3 580

4 615

6 685

8 755

1-2 entries correct. (3 3-4 entries correct. 5-6 entries correct All 7 entries are
 pts) (6 pts) (9 pts) correct
(10 pts)

c) Show a graph of the function.

Graph shown but Graph shown and is Graph shown and Graph is fully correct
completely incorrect partially correct is almost fully (10 pts)
(1-3 pts) (4-6 pts) correct (8 pts)

d) Is your graph discrete or continuous? Explain.

Wrong choice chosen with
no explanation. (1 pt)
Wrong choice chosen with Correct choice chosen with
good reason or correct correct reason.
choice chosen with no (5 pts)
reason/wrong reason.
(3 pts)
It´s discrete because there can´t be any fractional values in the graph, you can't have 1.5 bags so there
are only positive integers because still you can't bring -1 bags.

3) After spending time in Chicago, Alice decides to finish her trip by riding a train 700 miles to
Washington D.C. The train travels at an average speed of 80mph. Answer the following
questions using the graph.

a) Describe the y-intercept in this scenario.

It means that they haven't traveled because 0 hours have passed and that is the independent value.

0, 700

Explanation attempted but Partially correct explanation. Correct choice chosen with
incorrect. (1 pt) (3 pts) correct reason.
(5 pts)

b) Describe the x-intercept in this scenario.

It means that she reaches her destiny in 8.75 hours.
 8.75, 0

Wrong choice chosen with
no explanation. (1 pt)
Wrong choice chosen with Correct choice chosen with
good reason or correct correct reason.
choice chosen with no (5 pts)
reason/wrong reason.
(3 pts)

c) Finish the ordered pairs (2.5, __500 __ ) and (_5___,300).

None are correct but One correct entry. Both entries correct.
attempt made. (1 pt) (3 pts) (5 pts)

d) What are the domain and range?

Domain: {h I __0_ < h < _8.75___}
Range: {f(h) I __0_ < f(h) < __700__}

1 correct entry correct 2 correct entries 3 correct entries All 4 correct entries.
(2 pts) (3 pts) (4 pts) (5 pts)

We see Alice chose a journey to travel from the East coast United States to the West Coast. She had a
starting place and ending place in mind and did not aimlessly find her way from Sacramento, California
to Washington D.C. But rather, she made decisions along the way to accomplish her goal. One could
also say your life is like a journey or race in which you are running. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (NIV version)
says, “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way
as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a
crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.” How do you interpret this
passage in the bible and what does it look like in your life?

I understand about the first question that you need to work hard because sometimes you have a goal
that many others want too and that other people are people that are running the race with you. So you
always need to try to be the one to win the prize. Us christians will try to win the ultimate prize. Which
would be to be allowed to enter the pearly gates of heaven, by having a great bond with God and accept
Jesus Christ as our savior which will last for eternity.
 Little thought/attempt was Only one questioned was Both questions answered
made. (1 pt) answered and well thought and well thought out.
out. (5 pts)
(3 pts)

Overall Performance Task Points: ____ / 65 points total = ___ %