This Evaluating Functions Pyramid Sum Puzzle is a pyramid sum puzzle activity in which students practice evaluating functions with function notation and solving for x given a function. The problems range in difficulty: some are basic inputs, while others require operations outside the function or combining more than one function, such as “find c(5) – b(12)” or “find -2[d(-7)] – 31.” This activity was created for an Algebra 1 level class.
How It Works:
Give each student the pyramid template and the set of functions. Students evaluate each function, cut out the boxes, then paste them onto the template so that each solution is the sum of the two solutions directly above it. Since every answer has to add up correctly in the pyramid, students can check their own work as they go.
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This resource is included in the following bundle(s):
Algebra 1 Curriculum (with Activities)
Algebra 1 Activities Bundle
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