Performance Task. Baseball Tickets
You are writing an article for your school newspaper about the Oakland Athletics. Season tickets go on sale next week and you have been assigned to write an article to help fans determine whether they should buy season tickets or single-game tickets based on their expected attendance at the games this season.
Buying a season ticket allows you to attend all 81 home games for a single price. Without a season ticket you have to pay for every single game that you attend.
The table shows different ticket price options.
In this task you will answer six questions about the ticket price options and recommend which is best for fans. Be sure to show all your work for each item.
1. A season has 81 home games. If you purchase a season ticket in the bleacher section , what is the cost per game, in dollars for this ticket?
.2. Complete the table based on the single game ticket for seats in the Left field reserve section.
3. Write an equation that represents the total cost, t, of buying a single-game tickets in the main box section.
4. Let s represent the number of games a baseball fan attends. Write an inequality that represents all values of a for which buying a main box season ticket is less expensive than buying single-game main box tickets.
5. For the Bleacher section, what is the minimum number of games a fan needs to attend to make purchasing a season ticket a less expensive option, than single-game tickets. Include all necessary work to support your answer.
6. Your newspaper article will end with recommendations to fans about buying tickets. Your research indicates the average fan plans to attend 67 games during the season. What are your recommendations to the average fan about buying tickets? Should they buy season tickets or single-game tickets? Include all necessary work to support your answer.
Make a recommendation for fans by using tickets in each section:
- Main box
- Bleachers
- Left field reserve