Question

Read the guidelines to your authentic task carefully and then do as required.

G (Goal) To estimate and calculate the total number of tables to be ordered

for the house party.

R (Role) Your own self

A (Audience) House guests

S (Situation) You have invited some family and friends over for a celebration

dinner. 23 people have responded that they can make it. Since you

do not have room in your house to seat this many people you

decide to rent some tables and chairs to set up in your spacious

backyard.

You call the rental store and they tell you they have tables of size

2.5 ft x 7.5 ft. Each chair needs at least 2.5 feet of space along a

table. You begin to wonder the best way to arrange the tables and

chairs… one big(long) row, a large square, each table separate…

there are different possibilities. You tell the rental place you will get

back to them with exactly how many tables and chairs you want.

P (Product

/Performance/Purpose)

Determine how many tables are needed if you keep all tables

separate. Then draw a different arrangement where tables are

pushed together, and determine how many tables would be

needed if you chose this arrangement. Compare and contrast the 2 set-ups and justify the once​