WORKSHEET 2

Bouncy Kat

How are radius and volume related?

How are the rates of change of the radius and the volume related?

Use this information to determine the plastic's flow rate when each toy's radius is 0.5 inches.

What additional information do you need to find the average rate of change of volume over the 10-second interval?

What is the average flow rate for the plastic over the 10-second production cycle?

Chase a-lot

Given a production rate, how would you determine the total number of Chase-a-Lot toys produced each week?

How many skeins of yarn should Kustom Kitty order from their supplier each week?

Packaging Costs

What is the volume and surface area of the current packaging?

Use the information given in the letter to develop a model of the proposed packaging.

What is the minimum possible surface area of the new packaging?

Will the new packaging save Kustom Kitty any money?