Theme Park Tycoon (Variables, Expressions, & Operations)

Task

Task 1: Creating Algebraic Expressions

Task 2: Theme Park Calculations

Task 3: Theme Park Proposal

Process

  

Theme Park Data

Employees

F

# of female employees

1000 employees

E

# of male employees

800 employees

Visitors

M

# of men over age 18 visiting the park

900 men

W

# of females over age 18 visiting the park

4000 women

Y

# of youth age 18 and under visiting the park

9000 youth

Admissions

A

adult ticket price for a single day

$30

T

youth ticket price for a single day

$7

Ride Logistics

K

# of roller coasters in the park

2 roller coasters

D

duration of roller coaster ride

3 minutes

U

time to load and unload passengers from a ride

1 minute

P

maximum number of passengers on a roller coaster

36 passengers

C

number of cars on a roller coaster

9 cars

Z

# of miles traveled per roller coaster ride

1.6 miles

Park Logistics

S

# of days park is open in a season

190 days

H

# of hours the park is open each day

12 hours