Bobo and the Wedding Reception

I. Problem Statement

Write a clear statement of the problem. 

II. Procedure

What information is given?  What else do you need to know?  What strategies did you try?  Describe in detail  what you did  to solve this problem.

III. Observations

Make a table and a graph for your results, using appropriate labels.  Indicate slope and intercept with the graph. Give the function rule that describes the relationship and solve the equation.

IV. Conclusions

State the answer(s) to the problem.  How do the results compare to the

expectations you  had before doing the problem?  Why do you think the

results turned out the way they did?

     Bobo was walking down the street one day minding his own business, when he passed a Grange Hall and heard a loud commotion inside.  He didn’t have anything to do that day so he went inside to see if he could help.

     He found a group of people who were supposed to set up tables for a wedding reception.  They were very upset because they didn’t know whether they had enough tables.  The mother of the bride insists that the tables be set up in one long continuous banquet table and there are only triangular tables in the banquet hall.  Only one person can sit at each edge of the table.  To make matters worse, the bride’s mother is unsure how many people will be attending.

     Help Bobo figure out how many people can be seated if they have 20 tables, 50 tables, 100 tables, n tables.