Unit 5: Rational Functions and Equations

Objectives:By examining the importance of employee productivity and its impact on business efficiency, students simplify rational expressions and use rational equations. 

Big Ideas and Enduring Understandings:
Students will:
·       Simplify fractions with polynomials in the numerator and denominator by factoring both and reducing them to the simplest terms.
·       Add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational expressions.
·       Solve rational equations using rate, area, transportation, work, and percent mixture problems.
·       Determine the cost of labor.
·       Explain work ethic and its impact on the cost of labor.
·       Maximize productivity and/or profitability through human resource management.
·       Examine business ethics.

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