1. Stocking the Shelves Name: You are a volunteer for the school store. One of the most popular items is cool ranch flavored tortilla chips. There are two local vendors that will delivery the chips to the school store. Each makes their deliveries on the first of every month. Chips-R-Us charges 39 cents per bag with a monthly delivery fee of $25. It’s In The Bag charges 18 cents per bag with a monthly delivery fee of $65. 1. Write an algebraic equation to model the monthly cost of purchasing chips from Chips-R-Us. 2. Write an algebraic equation to model the monthly cost of purchasing chips from It’s In The Bag.

2. 3. Complete the following table summarizing the cost of purchasing chips from each vendor based upon the actual sales by month for the last school year.

3. 4. Generate a graph displaying the cost of purchasing from both Chips-R-Us and It’s In The Bag. Cost in $ # of bags purchased Total Cost of Chips Purchased By Student Store

4. 5. How many bags of chips can you purchase with each vendor if you have the following budgets? Explain how you determined each and write your answer in a complete sentence. a. $50 b. $125 c. $200 6. Compare the price to purchase from each of the two vendors. Prepare a written analysis indicating which vendor will cost the least and when. Be sure to include when the costs will be the same. 7. If you had to choose one vendor for the entire school year, which would you choose. Would your choice change if you could switch vendors each month? Explain your choices using complete sentences. This answer is Correct if both are justified.

5. Find the answer to each problem without using your calculator. 8. 7 + (-14) = 9. -19 + 110 = 10. -2 10 = 11. 210 -10= 12. 13 – 25 = 13. -10(-6) = 14. -23 + (-14) = 15. -41 + 33 -2 = 16. 10 + (-4) – 42 = 17. 20(-3) – 10 =

6. Solve each equation. Show all your work. 18. e + 5 = 8 19. f + 9 = 13 20. -2g = -20 21. 3h = 18 22. 20x = -10 23. 5j = -25 24. 7 = k -12 25. -2 – L = 18