Name: ______________________________ Period: ______________

You will be collecting data about Verizon’s cell phone plan by visiting their
website and recording the information you find. Be prepared to share your data
with your classmates.

To visit Verizon’s website, follow the TinyUrl link below:

Verizon

http://tinyurl.com/verizoncos
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1) Record the cost per month for AT LEAST 10 GB of data but less than 15GB (if

possible.

2) Determine the Activation Fees for each provider by going to www.google.com

and searching for “activation fee Verizon”. Does this charge occur every
month?

3) Generate a table based on your data collected that represents the TOTAL
cost of your phone bill as a function of the months passed.

x Process f(x)
Months m(x)+b Total Cost
0 ____(0) + ___
1 ____(1) + ___
2 ____(2) + ___
3 ____(3) + ___
4 ____(4) + ___
5 ____(5) + ___
6 ____(6) + ___
4) Plot the points from your table on the graph provided.

Using your table or your graph, calculate the slope (constant rate of change)
and the y-intercept (beginning value) for each company.

∆y
5) Slope= m = ∆ x =

Interpret the slope in terms of the cell phone charges: __________________

_______________________________________________________________

6) Y – intercept =

Interpret the y-intercept in terms of the cell phone charges: ______________

_______________________________________________________________

7) Using either the table or graph, generate the equation that represents the
total cost in slope-intercept form for Verizon.

Be prepared to present YOUR section of the information! 

Name: ______________________________ Period: ______________

You will be collecting data about T-Mobile’s cell phone plan by visiting their
website and recording the information you find. Be prepared to share your data
with your classmates.

To visit your service provider’s websites, follow the TinyUrl link below.
T-Mobile

http://tinyurl.com/tmobilecost

You must scroll down to find

INDIVIDUAL plan.

1) Record the cost per month for AT LEAST 10 GB of data but less than 15GB (if

possible).

2) Determine the Activation Fees for each provider by going to www.google.com

and searching for “activation fee T-mobile”. Does this charge occur every
month?

3) Generate a table based on your data collected that represents the TOTAL
cost of your phone bill as a function of the months passed.

x Process f(x)
Months m(x)+b Total Cost
0 ____(0) + ___
1 ____(1) + ___
2 ____(2) + ___
3 ____(3) + ___
4 ____(4) + ___
5 ____(5) + ___
6 ____(6) + ___
4) Plot the points from your table on the graph provided.

Using your table, calculate the slope (constant rate of change) and the y-
intercept (beginning value) for each company.

∆y
5) Slope= m = ∆ x =

Interpret the slope in terms of the cell phone charges: __________________

_______________________________________________________________

6) Y – intercept =

Interpret the y-intercept in terms of the cell phone charges: ______________

_______________________________________________________________

7) Using either the table or graph, generate the equation that represents the
total cost in slope-intercept form for T-Mobile.
Name: ______________________________ Period: ______________

Be prepared to present YOUR section of the information! 

You will be collecting data about Sprint’s cell phone plan by visiting their website
and recording the information you find. Be prepared to share your data with your
classmates.

To visit your service provider’s websites, follow the TinyUrl link below.

Sprint

http://tinyurl.com/sprintcharges

You must scroll down to find

INDIVIDUAL plan.

1) Record the cost per month for AT LEAST 10 GB of data but less than 15GB.

2) Determine the Activation Fees for each provider by going to www.google.com

and searching for “activation fee Sprint”. Does this charge occur every
month?

3) Generate a table based on your data collected that represents the TOTAL
cost of your phone bill as a function of the months passed.

x Process f(x)
Months m(x)+b Total Cost
0 ____(0) + ___
1 ____(1) + ___
2 ____(2) + ___
3 ____(3) + ___
4 ____(4) + ___
5 ____(5) + ___
6 ____(6) + ___
4) Plot the points from your table on the graph provided.

Using your table, calculate the slope (constant rate of change) and the y-
intercept (beginning value) for each company.

∆y
5) Slope= m = ∆ x =

Interpret the slope in terms of the cell phone charges: __________________

_______________________________________________________________

6) Y – intercept =

Interpret the y-intercept in terms of the cell phone charges: ______________

_______________________________________________________________

7) Using either the table or graph, generate the equation that represents the
total cost in slope-intercept form for Sprint.
Name: ______________________________ Period: ______________

Be prepared to present YOUR section of the information! 

_____________________________