"Get Out the Vote"

Solution Summary

• Find the best plan for the 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. time slots, including when to tell the driver(s) to be at Airport Rental Agency to pick up and return the van(s).
  
• If you have time, see if you can improve Victor's plan for 9 to 3.

Students must prepare plans to drive as many voters as possible to the polls on election day. Get Out the Vote involves multiple objectives, multiple routes, 2 modes of transportation, 4 speeds, 2 fuel considerations, multiple time constraints, and budget constraints. While the calculations are no harder than in other episodes, the abundance of data and multiple objectives invites students to prioritize goals, identify strategies, organize data and develop algebraic shortcuts. There are many feasible solutions.