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Comparing Costs

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Students compare the costs of two cellular phone plans and determine the best rate. They use a table and a graph of points plotted on a Cartesian plane to display their findings. Students write an equation containing variables that could be used to find the cost of any given number of minutes on either plan.

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compare and contrast, coordinate plane, tables

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8th - 12th
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Math
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