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Activity:

Raise Your Cup

Posted on Dec 10, 2009

Topic: Linear Inequalities

Students investigate inequalities applied to to volume and perimeter.

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In this activity, students will explore writing and graphing inequalities. First students will to solve an inequality to determine the height for a cup that needs to hold at least 12 ounces. They will use a dynamic model to help them find this answer.


Then students will solve an inequality that involves the perimeter of a rectangle. The slider will change the value of x and update the value of the perimeter.