01 APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICS IN THE REAL WORLD: SCENARIO 1

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Enable students to

·      develop the necessary process skills for the acquisition and application of mathematical concepts and skills;

·      develop the mathematical thinking and problem solving skills and apply these skills to formulate and solve problems;

·      recognise and use connections among mathematical ideas, and between mathematics and other disciplines;

Scenario 1

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was released in April 2013. All three telcos released their price plans for the Singapore market. 

1. Based on your own personal usage and affordability which plan would you subscribe to and why?
2. Your analysis should include what should be the (i) constants and (ii) variables.
3. POST your responses as comments.

reference: http://asia.cnet.com/m1-starhub-and-singtel-reveal-samsung-galaxy-s4-price-plans-for-sg-update-62221208.htm