Real World Problems

These problems were developed by participants in Building Connections in High School Mathematics, a 2011-12 CRMC project supported by IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY Higher Education Funds administered by the University of Georgia. The problems are provided in PDF format.

Number and Quality

• Does Longer Distance Really Equal Better Prices? (PDF)

Algebra

• Measuring Sound Intensity (PDF)

Functions

• How Much Does Your Purchase Cost to Ship? (PDF)
• Paying for Your Wheels (PDF)
• Telephone Problem (PDF)

Geometry

• Clock Tower (PDF)
• Earring Problem (PDF)
• Gingerbread Man Problem (PDF)
• Mowing the Lawn (PDF)
• Placing a New Fire Pit in a Patio (PDF)
• Problems with Jello and Balloons (PDF)
• Repainting the Center Court Circle on a Basketball Court (PDF)

Statistics and Probability

• Batteries (PDF)
• The Incomplete Tennis Match (PDF)