|
Consumer Math |
Description |
| Percent
and Proportions |
Students
will solve problems of the form "One number is some percent of another number." |
Discount and Sale Price |
Students
will find the discount and sale price of
an item. Real-life money problems are used throughout this lesson. |
| Simple
Interest |
Students
compute simple interest on a loan or on an investment. Examples illustrate how to compute interest
when the time is given in months or in years. Real-life money problems are used throughout. |
|
Commission |
Students
will compute straight commission as a percentage of sales. Real-life money problems are included. |
| Sales
Tax |
Students will compute sales tax as a percentage
added to the buyer's cost. Real-life money problems are used throughout. |
| Percent Change |
Students
will understand changes in a value over time through percent increase and percent decrease problems. |
| Practice
Exercises |
To complete 10 additional exercises as practice with
money concepts. To assess students' understanding of all money problems learned so far. |
|
Challenge Exercises |
To solve 10 additional money problems that challenge students'
understanding of money concepts. To hone students' problem-solving skills. |
| Solutions |
To review complete solutions to all exercises presented in this unit. Includes the problem, step-by-step solutions, final answer for each exercise. |
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