Module 06: Project Option 1

Instructions
Sarah’s neighbor offers to pay her $5 for every shark tooth she finds on the beach. After
collecting only three shark’s teeth, Sarah decides to share the opportunity with her friend John.
Sarah can find shark teeth twice as fast as John, but she can earn even more money with his
help.

Sarah can use the expression 5(2j + 3 + j) to represent the amount of money they can earn.
j = John’s rate of picking up shark teeth

Part 1: Writing Expressions

1. Write an expression that looks like Sarah’s expression: 5(2j + 3 + j). It will be
similar, yet not equivalent to the original expression. You may use any number that you
choose to replace the coefficients. Be sure to leave the variables the same. For
example, 8(3j + 7 +3 j) looks like Sarah’s expression but is not equivalent. BE SURE
ALL FACTORS ARE GREATER THAN 1!

6(4j+4+5+ j)

2. Translate the new algebraic expression you created in Question 1 to a verbal

expression, a mathematical expression in which mathematical operations are written
using words. (see lesson 6.02, page 6, Sam’s expression for help)

6 times the product of 4 and some number plus 4 plus 5 plus some number.

Part 2: Writing Equivalent Expressions

3. You will now use mathematical properties to create two expressions that are
equivalent to the expression you created in Question 1. Make sure you show all steps in
your work.

a. Combine like terms to create an equivalent expression.

6(4j + 1j + 9) 6(5j+9)
 b. Use the distributive property to create an equivalent expression.

30j+54

4. Pick a number from 1 to 10. Use that number to verify your three expressions
(the original, the one from 3a, and the one from 3b) are equivalent by substituting it into
each expression. Show all your work for complete credit.

number: 6

6(4j+4+5+ j) 6(5j+9) 30j+54 adding in 6: 6(4 x 6+4+5+ 6)= 234

6(5 x 6+9)= 234

30 x 6+54 = 234

they are all 234!!!

Part 3: Finish the Story

5. Let's return to the original problem with Sarah and John. Pick 3 numbers
between 1 and 10 to represent how many shark teeth John found.

9, 1, 2.

Use that number and the expression 5(2j + 3 + j) to determine how many shark teeth
Sarah collected and how much money they earned. (j = John’s rate of picking up shark
teeth)

Be sure to show your work in the table below and use the format given:
Number of Shark teeth Number of Shark teeth Total Dollars Earned
John collected Sarah collected. 5(J+ (2J + 3))
J 2J + 3

9 21 150

1 5 30

2 7 45

6. Explain how you found the values for the table above. For John’s shark teeth it will be
the value you selected. What do you need to do to find the number of shark teeth for
Sarah? How do the first two columns help you determine the last column?

you find sarahs by doing the equation 2 times the number of johns teeth plus 3! and you
find how much they get paid by adding the rows up and them multiplying by the number
they are paid for each tooth (5).

7. Simplify the expression: 5( 2j + 3 + j) using the distributive and commutative

properties and combining like terms below:

distributive: 10j+15+5j

commutative: j(10+5)+15
like terms: 15j+15

Use the values for John that you selected step 5 and determine the amount of money
earned. Are they the same as the last column in your table? Show your work below:

5(9x21)=150

5(1x5)=30

5(2x7)=45 150+30+45=225
What to Submit

1. Please submit a link to the Google Doc in the Assessment for 06.07 Equivalent
Expressions.

Rubric
Look over the grading rubric to see how you will be evaluated.
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Part 1: 10 points 9–7 points 6–3 points 2–0 points

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