What You Will Do and Learn

In this lesson, you’ll watch a video about Sue Torres, an accomplished chef and restaurant owner, to learn how she uses math in her work. At the end of the video, you'll work with a partner to solve a restaurant-related algebra challenge that Sue introduces.

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After you’ve finished this activity, you will be able to:

• Describe scenarios that require chefs to use mathematics and algebraic reasoning in creating menu pricing;
• Identify a strategy and create a model for problem solving;
• Use statistics appropriate to compare the median, the mean and the spread of two or more different data sets;
• Recognize trend lines and predict a line of best fit;
• Understand, explain, and use algebraic and numeric expressions and equations that are interconnected and build on one another to produce a coherent whole.