MATHEMATICS 8

PA 2 1 & PA 2 2
Name: ________________________________ Date: _____________ Scores: ______________
GRADE 8 DINNER DANCE PARTY
Linear Equations
INTRODUCTION
You are a member of the Grade 8 Student Activities Committee. Your present job is to plan the
Grade 8 Dinner Dance Party at the end of the year. You must hire a band and a caterer, and
purchase decorations. To encourage student attendance at the event, you must minimize your
expenses. Your goal is for 300 students to attend the event, but you also need to prepare for the
case if only 200 students attend the event.
TASK
Write a detailed written report that includes all mathematical calculations and reasoning. Assume
that this report is expected by the principal for approval.
DIRECTIONS
PA 2 1 (Problem Solving Paper)
Complete all the mathematical tasks (found on pages 2 to 4) to determine the costing per option.
Be sure to show your algebraic work completely, as it will be part of the written report. Answer the
reflection questions at the end of the calculations.
PA 1 2 (Written Report)
In your detailed written report to the principal, you must address the following concerns:

Determine which band and caterer you recommend for both your goal of 300 students, and
the possibility of only 200 students.
Decide how many packages of streamers you are able to purchase.
Use mathematical reasoning and justification to support all your decisions.
Determine the ticket price you will charge in order to break even for both scenarios.

Present the written report in a comprehensive, appropriate, and visually-appealing manner.

1. CHOICE OF LOCAL BANDS

Your council secretary researched about the most affordable yet quality local bands. Her
research includes the following information:

Band A, Plastic Eddie, charges Php 30, 000.

Band B, Ten Spot, charges Php 12, 500 plus Php 100 per student attending.

Which is the better option if you have 300 attendees? 200 attendees?

Plastic Eddie

Ten Spot

Total cost for 300 students = ______________

Total cost for 300 students = ______________

Total cost for 200 students = ______________

Total cost for 200 students = ______________

MATHEMATICAL TASKS
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2. CHOICE OF CATERERS
Having heard about the plan of your committee to hold a year-end party, two parents offered the
following quotations.

Caterer A, Malbons Barbecue, charged Php 90, 000 for 150 people, and Php 196, 800 for
328 people at their recent functions.

Caterer B, Taste Unlimited, charged Php 600 per person plus a one-time fee for set-up and
delivery. At their last function, it charged Php 117, 000 for 180 people.

Which is the better option if you have 300 attendees? 200 attendees?

Malbons Barbecue

Taste Unlimited

Total cost for 300 students = ______________

Total cost for 300 students = ______________

Total cost for 200 students = ______________

Total cost for 200 students = ______________

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3. DECORATIONS
You held a fund-raising activity to raise money for decorations. They were able to collect
Php 7, 500. You would like to use this money to purchase balloons and streamers from
Party City.

Balloons cost Php 20 each.

Packages of streamers cost Php 62.50.

Suppose youd like each student to have a balloon tied to their chair, how many packages could
you purchase?

Decorations

Packages of streamers if 300 students attend =

______________

Packages of streamers if 200 students attend =

______________

RECOMMENDATION
a. If 300 students attend, we would recommend __________________________________ and
___________________________________. The total cost will be _______________________.
To break even, the ticket price must be ____________________________________________.
b. If 200 students attend, we would recommend __________________________________ and
___________________________________. The total cost will be _______________________.
To break even, the ticket price must be ____________________________________________.

REFLECTION
Answer the questions below meaningfully below.
1. What strategies can your group employ to make sure a) many will attend and b) expenses will
be minimized?
a._____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
b._____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
2. What did you personally learn or realize about yourself or about Math through this activity?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
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3. If you are to rate your level of involvement or participation in this activity, with 1 being the lowest
and 5 being the highest, what score will you give yourself and why?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
SCORING GUIDE
CRITERIA

Advanced

Approaching
Proficiency

Proficient

Developing

Not Observed

PA 2 1 PROBLEM-SOLVING

Evidence of
Critical
Thinking

Presents accurate
representations
and solutions to all
three (3) tasks and
problems; answers
all three (3)
reflection questions

Presents accurate
representations
and solutions to
two (2) tasks and
problems;
answers two (2)
reflection
questions

Presents accurate
representations
and solutions to
one (1) task
and/or problem;
answers one (1)
reflection question

Presents
inaccurate
representations
and solutions to
tasks and
problems;
answers
reflection
questions without
substance

15
Completes all three
(3) tasks and
problems
collaboratively

14
Completes two (2)
tasks and
problems
collaboratively

13
Completes one (1)
task and/or
problem
collaboratively

12
Completes tasks
and problems
without
collaboration

Fails to
complete any
tasks or
problems

Provides a clear,
effective
explanation of the
process used in
order to justify the
recommendation;
uses mathematical
terminology and
notation precisely
and appropriately

Provides an
explanation of the
process used in
order to justify the
recommendation;
uses
mathematical
terminology and
notation
appropriately

Provides the
recommendation
with limited
justification; uses
mathematical
terminology and
notation in a
limited manner

Provides the
recommendation
without
justification; fails
to uses
mathematical
terminology and
notation

Fails to
provide any
recommendati
on

10
Presents all parts
of the written report
(letter, calculations,
recommendations)
in a
comprehensive,

9
Presents majority
of the parts of the
written report
(letter,
calculations,
recommendations)

8
Presents some
parts of the written
report (letter,
calculations,
recommendations)
in a

7
Presents a few
parts of the
written report
(letter,
calculations,
recommendation

6
Presents all
parts of the
written report
(letter,
calculations,
recommendati

(Accuracy of
Solutions)

Fails to
present any
representation
s and solutions
to tasks and
problems; fails
to answer
reflection
questions
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Evidence of
Communicatio
n and
Collaboration
(Collaborative
Completion of
Tasks)

PA 2 2 WRITTEN REPORT

Evidence of
Critical
Thinking
(Completenes
s and Clarity
of Written
Report)

Evidence of
Creative
Thinking
(Aesthetics of
Creative

appropriate, and
visually- appealing
manner

in a
comprehensive,
appropriate, and
visually- appealing
manner

comprehensive,
appropriate, and
visually- appealing
manner

s) in a
comprehensive,
appropriate, and
visuallyappealing
manner

ons) without
comprehensiv
eness,
appropriatenes
s, and
creativity

10

Output)

TOTAL