Secondary mathi // module 4
equations and inequalities - 42
kivira is having a meeting with the staff members who work in the lunchroom. she has
created a couple of new equations for the food servers.
de = ""
mom
8. a. what does d, represent in terms of the school and the cafeteria? record this information
in the table above.
b. solve this equation for p. describe why your solution makes sense in terms of the other
variables.
9. a. what does m represent in terms of the school and the cafeteria? record this information
in the table above.
b. solve this equation for t. describe why your solution makes sense in terms of the other
variables.
10. one of the staff members suggests that they need to write expressions for each of the
following. using the variables in the table, what would these expressions look like?
a. the average number of students served each minute
b. the average number of minutes students wait in the pizza line
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