10.1 · Part II
Second Practice Form · Independent Application and Spiral Review
profession · inventory
- Frame real-world problems mathematically using rates, percentages, and geometry
- Collect and analyze data to optimize decisions and resource allocation
- Communicate quantitative findings clearly with equations and visual models
- profession (profesión) — A job someone is trained to do, like chef, nurse, or carpenter.
- inventory (inventario) — The supply of items a business keeps on hand, tracked by counting.
- portion (porción) — The measured amount of food served to one person.
- area (área) — The amount of flat space a surface covers, measured in square units.
- volume (volumen) — The amount of space something fills, measured in cubic units.
- Believing math only 'counts' when it happens in a classroom — and walking past the calculating, measuring, and projecting inside jobs, hobbies, and chores every day.
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1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A gardener's planter has an area of 8 square feet, and each plant needs 2 square feet of space to grow. How many plants fit in the planter?
- A4 plants
- B16 plants
- C10 plants
- D6 plants
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2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A planter is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. What is its area?
- A8 square feet
- B6 square feet
- C12 square feet
- D2 square feet
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
That same planter is 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and needs soil 1 foot deep. How much soil does the gardener need?
- A8 cubic feet
- B7 cubic feet
- C8 square feet
- D4 cubic feet
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4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Leaving the water running while brushing wastes an average of 4 gallons per brushing. You brush twice a day. How much water can one person save per day by only turning the water on to rinse?
- A8 gallons
- B4 gallons
- C6 gallons
- D2 gallons
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5 OPEN RESPONSE
Choose another person who works in a restaurant — not the chef — and describe the math they would use.
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6 OPEN RESPONSE
Pick a hobby — yours or anyone's — and list at least three specific math tasks hiding inside it, the way the lesson did for gardening.
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7 OPEN RESPONSE
What factors do you consider to determine the number of plants you can put in a planter garden? Is the TYPE of plant a factor? Explain your thinking.
✏️ Mathematical Justification & Response
Writing Task: Justify why your mathematical solution is accurate and complete.