Modeling Prompt 5

Giving Bonuses

Algebra 1

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Use after Unit 5, Lesson 8

Read the situation in the Task Statement aloud, or ask students to read it to themselves quietly.

Tell students to think about these questions:

“What are some different ways of giving bonuses?”
“Does anyone have a job and has gotten a raise or a bonus? How are your allowances determined? Do they ever change?”
“What variables should you consider? What information do you need to know about the employees to compute bonuses for each of them?”

Give students a few minutes of quiet think time, and then ask them to talk over their ideas with a partner. Finally, ask students to share their ideas with the whole class, and record these ideas for all to see.

Ask students if they have any questions about the situation.

If students want to know what type of company is it and what are the jobs of the employees, tell them that they can make up a fake company with specific jobs.

Task Statement 1

Teacher Instructions

As students are considering the situation, prompt them with the following questions, as necessary:

"What are some variables you should consider?"
"Can you think of mathematically different methods to distribute the money?"
"What information would be helpful to know in order to compute the bonus for each employee?"

Tell students that they can make up the information they need to compute specific bonuses, using two different methods, and to apply them to the situation. In the proposal, students should compute the specific dollar amount each employee receives as a bonus.

If there is time, encourage students to try using a variable for any value they invented.

A project at a large company was very successful, and the company made more money than expected as a result. Your boss has given you the task of coming up with different methods to distribute bonuses to the 5 employees who directly worked on the project. There is a total of \$8,000 to distribute.

The method for distributing the money is shared with the entire company, so it is important that the employees feel the distribution is fair.

Make a proposal with at least two different methods from which your boss may choose. Describe the advantages and the disadvantages of each method. Then give your recommendation and provide an argument in its support.
For each method you propose, which employee is most likely to complain about the method being unfair? How would you justify the method to this employee?

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Task Statement 2

Teacher Instructions

As students are considering the situation, prompt them with the following questions, as necessary:

“Which variables should you consider?”
“Can you think of mathematically different methods to distribute the money?”
“What additional information would be helpful to know in order to compute the bonus for each employee?”

Tell students that they can make up any additional information they need to compute specific bonuses, using two different methods, and to apply them to the situation. In the proposal, students should compute the specific dollar amount each employee receives as a bonus.

If there is time, encourage students to try using a variable for any value they invented.

A project in a large company was very successful, and the company made more money than expected as a result. Your boss has given you the task of coming up with different methods to distribute bonuses to the 5 employees who directly worked on the project. There is a total of \$8,000 available to distribute.

Here is some information about the employees:

employee	job description	hours working on project (per week)	annual salary	job experience
A	receptionist	40	\$30,000	1 year
B	administrative coordinator	30	\$30,000	5 years
C	manager	40	\$80,000	3 years
D	sales representative	40	\$50,000	10 years
E	sales representative	20	\$20,000	2 years

Make a proposal with at least two different methods from which your boss may choose. Outline the advantages and the disadvantages of each method. Then give your recommendation and support your argument.
For each method you propose, which employee is most likely to complain about the method being unfair? How would you justify the method to this employee?

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