Big Foot Conspiracy
Should people with small feet pay less for shoes?
Students will
- Calculate unit rate ($/oz) for various sized shoes and discuss how the cost per ounces changes as size changes
- For a given cost per ounce, calculate how much different size shoes would cost if Nike charged by weight
- Discuss advantages and disadvantages of alternative pricing schemes
Before you begin
It may be helpful if students know how to calculate a unit rate, e.g. use the price and weight to calculate the cost per ounce ($/oz), though this is not necessary. In fact, you can easily use this lesson to introduce unit rates: both how to calculate them and why they're useful. Students should also be familiar with how to plot points on the coordinate plane.Common Core Standards
Content Standards
Mathematical Practices
Shoutouts
Zappos and their killer return policy!
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