Utilize inductive reasoning to solve problems.
You are the sales director for a sports drink company. One particular post-workout drink, The Refueler, has the following sales figures for the past eight months:
a) How would you summarize the recent sales trends of The Refueler?
b) What could be some reasons for the change in sales?
Utilize deductive reasoning to solve problems.
Find a counterexample to prove this statement is incorrect:
The sum of any three two-digit numbers is a three-digit number.
Utilize estimation techniques to approximate an answer to a question.
You have been given the responsibility of taking five employees of a potential new client to a business luncheon.
a) Find the menu of your chosen restaurant online and paste the link here:
b) Choose at least ten food items to order. List the items and their prices. Round the prices of the food items off to the nearest dollar. Estimate the total bill before tax and tip.
c) Estimate 10% for tax on the bill. How much tax will be added to the bill?
d) Estimate 20% as a tip to your waitperson. Estimate the tip on the total for food only before taxes.
e) Estimate the final bill for the evening.
Demonstrate the ability to use problem-solving procedures.
You are ordering office supplies for your business. Consider the list of needed items below and answer the questions.
Item Vendor 1 Vendor 2
Pens, box of 24 $2.99 $3.15
Pencils, box of 12 $2.59 $2.19
Copy Paper, box of 3 reams $22.99 $24.95
a) If you can only order from one vendor and need three boxes of pens, three boxes of pencils, and one box of paper, which vendor would be the best choice and why?
b) If you can only order from one vendor and need two boxes of pens, five boxes of pencils, and one box of paper, which vendor would be the best choice and why?
c) What other factors may influence your choice of vendor?
