Total Cost of Apples and Sweet Potatoes
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This example demonstrates how to calculate the total cost of apples and sweet potatoes. Core math concepts include addition and multiplication. Using GeoGebra commands like LaTeX, Segment, Mod, etc., the relationship between price per unit and quantity is dynamically displayed. Suitable for middle school math education.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
LaTeX("\text{Determine the total cost of the apples.}") → step1LaTeX("\text{Write the multiplication problem vertically,ignoring the decimal points.}") → step3_2Segment(A, B) → aaSegment(C, D) → bbLaTeX((("\text{" * a) * "}")) → step3_1LaTeX((("\text{" * b) * "}")) → step3_3LaTeX((("\text{" * b) * "}")) → step4_2LaTeX((("\text{" * a) * "}")) → step4_1Mod(E, 10) → FMod(I, 10) → JSegment(M_1, N_1) → c_1LaTeX("\text{Multiply in the same way as with whole numbers,and then add the products.}") → step3_4LaTeX("\text{Count the total number of digits that are to the right of the decimal}") → step10_4LaTeX("\text{the right of the decimal points,so the decimal point of the answer}") → step10_2LaTeX("\text{points in the numbers being multiplied.There are a total of \textcolor{#000099}{4} digits to}") → step10_1LaTeX("\text{will be \textcolor{#000099}{4} places to the left of the last digit.}") → step10_3LaTeX((("\text{" * b) * "}")) → step4_4LaTeX((("\text{" * a) * "}")) → step4_3Mod(M, 10) → NSegment(O_1, R) → d_1Segment(S, T) → eMod(I_1, 10) → J_1LaTeX("\text{Determine the total cost of the sweet potatoes.}") → step12LaTeX((("\text{" * total) * "}")) → step8LaTeX((("\text{" * Roundoff) * "}")) → step8_1Segment(U, V) → fLaTeX("\text{x}") → mulsymbol4Segment(W, Z) → gLaTeX((("\text{" * c) * "}")) → step11_3Mod(A1, 10) → A2Segment(A_1, B_1) → hMod(M1, 10) → Ad1Mod(M2, 10) → Ad5Mod(M3, 10) → Ad10LaTeX((("\text{" * c) * "}")) → step15_1LaTeX((("\text{" * d) * "}")) → step15_4LaTeX((((((("\text{Jane bought \textcolor{#000099}{" * a) * "} pounds of apples and \textcolor{#000099}{") * c) * "} pounds of sweet potatoes.The apples cost \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar") * b) * "} per pound and}")) → Question_1LaTeX((("\text{the sweet potatoes cost \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar" * d) * "} per pound.How much did Jane spend in all on the apples and sweet potatoes?}")) → Question_2LaTeX((("\text{" * d) * "}")) → step14_2LaTeX((((((((("\text{Jane bought \textcolor{#000099}{" * c) * "} pounds of sweet potatoes at \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar") * d) * "} per pound.Multiply \textcolor{#000099}{") * c) * "} by \textcolor{#000099}{") * d) * "} to determine the cost of the sweet potatoes.}")) → step13_1LaTeX((((((((("\text{Jane bought \textcolor{#000099}{" * a) * "} pounds of apples at \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar") * b) * "} per pound.Multiply \textcolor{#000099}{") * a) * "} by \textcolor{#000099}{") * b) * "} to determine the cost of the apples.}")) → step2Mod(BB1, 10) → BB2Mod(BB6, 10) → BB7LaTeX((("\text{" * M7) * "}")) → step15_3LaTeX((("\text{" * M8) * "}")) → step15_2LaTeX("\text{Multiply in the same way as with whole numbers,and then add the products.}") → step15_7Mod(M7, 10) → Y1Mod(M8, 10) → Y6LaTeX("\text{x}") → mulsymbol4_1Segment(W_1, Z_1) → g_1Segment(A_2, B_2) → h_1LaTeX((("\text{" * c) * "}")) → step15_6LaTeX((("\text{" * d) * "}")) → step15_8Mod(BB6_1, 10) → BB7_1LaTeX((("\text{" * M7_1) * "}")) → step15_9LaTeX((("\text{" * result_1) * "}")) → step16_1Mod(BB1_4, 10) → BB2_1Mod(BB6_4, 10) → BB7_2LaTeX("\text{Count the total number of digits that are to the right of the decimal points in the}") → step17_1LaTeX("\text{numbers being multiplied.There are a total of \textcolor{#000099}{5} digits to the right of the decimal}") → step17_2LaTeX("\text{Write the multiplication problem vertically,ignoring the decimal points.}") → step15_{12}Mod(BB6_8, 10) → BB7_3LaTeX("\text{Calculate how much Jane spent in all.}") → step20Segment(C_1, D_1) → iLaTeX("\text{Write the addition vertically,aligning the decimals.}") → step22LaTeX("\text{Add,then bring the decimal point straight down for the answer.}") → step30Segment(F_1, G_1) → jLaTeX("\text{+}") → step28roundFix(div, 2) → round_valLaTeX((((("\text{which is \textcolor{#000099}{ " * round_val) * " }.Therefore,Jane spent \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar ") * round_val) * " } on the apples.}")) → step11_2LaTeX((("\text{Because this result represents a dollar amount,round the product,\textcolor{#000099}{" * dummy) * "},up to the nearest hundredth,}")) → step18roundFix(dummy, 2) → roundvalLaTeX((((("\text{which is \textcolor{#000099}{" * roundval) * "}.Therefore,Jane spent \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar") * roundval) * "} on the sweet potatoes.}")) → step19LaTeX((((("\text{Add the two amounts, \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar" * round_val) * "} and \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar") * roundval) * "}.}")) → step21LaTeX("\text{points,so the decimal point of the answer will be \textcolor{#000099}{5} places to the left of the last digit.}") → step17_3Mod(Z1, 10) → Z2Mod(Z5, 10) → Z6LaTeX((("\text{" * finalresult) * "}")) → step29LaTeX((("\text{Jane spent \textcolor{#000099}{\textdollar" * finalresult) * "} in all on apples and sweet potatoes.}")) → step31If(M9_1 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{000000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M9_1) * "}")]) → step15_{11}If(M8_1 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M8_1) * "}")]) → step15_{10}LaTeX("\text{denoted \textcolor{#000099}{P(A} or \textcolor{#000099}{B)},is given by: \textcolor{#000099}{P(A} or \textcolor{#000099}{B)} = \textcolor{#000099}{P(A)} + \textcolor{#000099}{P(B)} – \textcolor{#000099}{P(A} and \textcolor{#000099}{B)}.}") → Words_2LaTeX("\text{\mathbf{Addition\;Rule} If \textcolor{#000099}{A} and \textcolor{#000099}{B} are any two events, then the probability of \textcolor{#000099}{A} or \textcolor{#000099}{B},}") → Words_1LaTeX("\text{\mathbf{Multiplication\;Rule} the probability of two events,\textcolor{#000099}{A} and \textcolor{#000099}{B}, is}") → Words_3LaTeX("\text{the rule is \textcolor{#000099}{P(A} and \textcolor{#000099}{B)} = \textcolor{#000099}{P(A)} • \textcolor{#000099}{P(B)}.}") → Words_5If(M5 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M5) * "}")]) → step6_1LaTeX((("\text{Apples bought " * a) * " pounds}")) → text2LaTeX((("\text{Cost of apples per pound is \textdollar" * b) * "}")) → text3LaTeX((("\text{Sweet potatoes brought " * c) * " pounds}")) → text4LaTeX((("\text{Cost of sweet potatoes per pound is \textdollar" * d) * "}")) → text5If(M9 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{000000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M9) * "}")]) → step15_5LaTeX("\text{+}") → text6LaTeX((("\text{Because this result represents a dollar amount,round the product,\textcolor{#000099}{" * Roundoff) * "},to the nearest hundredth,}")) → step11_1If(M3 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M3) * "}")]) → step7_1If(M4 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{0000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M4) * "}")]) → step5_1TableText({{LaTeX[(("\text{" * round_val) * "}")]}, {LaTeX[(("\text{" * roundval) * "}")]}}, "r") → addfinal1TableText({{LaTeX[(("\text{" * round_val) * "}")]}, {LaTeX[(("\text{" * roundval) * "}")]}}, "r") → text8TableText({{If[M4 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M4) * "}")]]}, {If[M5 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M5) * "}")]]}, {If[M3 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M3) * "}")]]}}, "r") → text9TableText({{LaTeX[(("\text{" * M7) * "}")]}, {If[M8_1 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M8_1) * "}")]]}, {If[M9_1 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{000000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M9_1) * "}")]]}}, "r") → text10LaTeX("\text{+}") → add_1LaTeX("") → mulsymbol3TableText({{LaTeX[(("\text{" * M7) * "}")]}, {LaTeX[(("\text{" * M8) * "}")]}, {If[M9 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{000000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M9) * "}")]]}}, "r") → text14TableText({{If[M1 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M1) * "}")]]}, {If[M2 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{00000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M2) * "}")]]}, {If[M3 ≟ 0, LaTeX["\text{000000}"], LaTeX[(("\text{" * M3) * "}")]]}}, "r") → text7Mod(I_2, 10) → J_2LaTeX((("\text{" * Roundoff_1) * "}")) → step16LaTeX("\text{+}") → step25LaTeX("\text{\textcolor{#000099}{P(A} and \textcolor{#000099}{B)}=\textcolor{#000099}{P(A)•\;P(B|A)= P(B)} • \textcolor{#000099}{P(A|B)}; for independent events \textcolor{#000099}{A} and \textcolor{#000099}{B}, }") → Words_4