Did you succeed in helping Flor Rojo attain a passenger train for less than $1 Million? Here is a rubric that will determine how well you did.

Use this functional calculator  to check your answers. Use the rubric below to see how well you did as a Financial Adviser; moreover, see the rewards or consequences that await you.

A total score of 16 through 13 means the town is extremely happy and therefore has given you a bonus of $10,000; 12 through 10 means the town has train, but there is no increase in tourism, 9 through 6 means the town has train, but tourism has decreased due to poor maintenance by the company; and a score of 4 or 5 means you were kicked out of the town by the townsfolk for not saving the town from financial despair.

Financial Adviser Rubric
(You may download the rubric in PDF Format or view as a web page.)

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Score

Following Instructions

I don’t understand the task.

I understood the task with some help from classmates/teachers.
 

I understood the task without any help.

I fully understood the entire task.

 

Solving mathematical equations

I had difficulty understanding all the equations.

I had difficulty understanding some of the equations.

I had no difficulty understanding equations, but I used a calculator to solve the equations.
 

I had no difficulty understanding the equations and used a calculator to check my answers.

 

Essay report

Audience had difficulty understanding my essay.

Few students were convinced by my choice of train company.

I was able to convince some of the class of your choice of train company.

All the students, and the teacher, were convinced by my choice of train company.
 

 

Financial Consultant Assessment

I was unsuccessful in determining which company offered the best deal.

I was able to choose a company, but with a budget of over $1 Million.

I was able to choose a company with a budget less than $1 Million.

I was able to choose a company with a budget less than $1 Million, and acquired a train with 6 passenger cars or more.
 

 

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Introduction  |  Task  |  Process  |  Evaluation  |  Resource  |  Conclusion

    
 Click on the following train types for more information:
 
Mission R-1 No. 100 R-11 No.8013 R-12 No. 5760 R-15 No.6239 R-16 No. 6387 R-33S No.9306

 

            

     
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