Contributor Illustrative Mathematics

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01-01-2017
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Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
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The emphasis in this task is not on complex solution procedures. Rather, the progression of equations, from two that involve different values of the sales tax, to one that involves the sales tax as a parameter, is designed to foster the habit of looking for regularity in solution procedures, so that students don’t approach every equation as a new problem but learn to notice familiar types.