Option 1:

In the Urban Debate League, students from city schools debate controversial issues. A skillful debater can justify more than one perspective on a controversy. For example, a debater might first argue that her school should have a dress code. But, in the next debate, she might change positions and argue that her school should not have a dress code. A good debater puts personal opinions and biases aside.

A total of 56 students participated in the Urban Debate League championships. There were:

• 10 ninth graders

• 14 tenth graders

• 20 eleventh graders

• 12 twelfth graders

What percentage of the students were in tenth grade?

A. 14%

B. 25%

C. 55%

D. 75%

Option 2:

Urban Debaters debate controversial issues in teams of two. In each debate, a team either argues from an affirmative or negative perspective. Teams must be affirmative in some debates and negative in others. Even if debaters are biased toward one opinion, they must skillfully argue both sides. Judges choose the winning team based on how well team members justify each perspective.

In a debate round, each of the 4 debaters speaks 3 times: an 8-minute speech, a 5-minute response, and a 6-minute question period. Gabriel is organizing a school debate. He wants to know how many whole debate rounds can happen in 4 hours if everybody uses all their time. Write an inequality that would help him figure this out. You can let r = the number of debate rounds.