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Mathematics Word Problems
In this math worksheet, students solve 16 word problems. For example, "Andy has .9 of a dollar. How many dimes is that? How much money is that?"
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Whole Numbers
In this whole numbers worksheet, students solve and complete 40 different word problems. First, they determine the amount of a paycheck once income tax is paid. Then, students determine the balance of an account after a deposit described...
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Teenage Star Golfer
Students read a story called Teenage Golfer Already a Star and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events teenage golf lesson plan students respond to literature by answering questions, recalling...
Helping with Math
Ratio and Proportion: Rates
Unit rates are introduced to your math minors on this printable worksheet, complete with answers. There are only three problems: the first involves biking speeds, the second the cost of bracelets, and the third the cost of apples....
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Problem Solving: Write an Expression
Here is a writing expressions worksheet in which learners write an expression to solve a set of 6 word problems; all problems relate to money.
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Operations with Decimals
Help your learners get practice with operations involving decimals. They will follow prescribed steps that require them to use mixed operations to solve problems with decimals. Great for practice after pupils have had comprehensive...
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Signed Numbers Word Problems
In this signed numbers worksheet, students solve 10 different word problems that include using signed numbers in each problem. First, they determine the status of an account given the information stated in the problem. Then, students...
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Thinking About Credit
Learners explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students discuss what it means to buy items using credit. Learners discuss how interest accrues and how much is really being paid with a credit card. Students calculate...
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Applications and Problem Solving
In this math worksheet, students solve the problems after translating them into algebraic expressions. Special attention is paid to converting the measurement units.
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Where Does Your Paycheck Go?
Upper elementary learners explore the concept of taxes taken out of an employee's paycheck. As they work through this lesson, young mathematicians discover the difference between gross pay and net pay. They also see what types...
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There's No Business Like Bank Business
Students participate in a role play where they see how a bank works and how interest is paid by having money in the bank. In this bank lesson plan, students operate a bank and learn about saving, accounts, deposits, withdrawals,...
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Topics in Math
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students explore a variety of topics in mathematics including simple interest, perimeter, area, volume, translating words into symbols, percentage problems and mortgage calculations. The fourteen...
Illustrative Mathematics
Buying a Car
Teenagers love to think about driving and buying their first car. The intent of this resource is to create an equation for the list price of a car and add the appropriate state tax. Once your teens understand the calculation, ask them to...
Statistics Education Web
NFL Quarterback Salaries
Use statistics to decide if NFL quarterbacks earn their salaries! Learners study correlation coefficients after using technology to calculate regression equations. Through the data, they learn the meaning of correlation and correlation...
SaveandInvest.org
Introduction to Earning Interest: Grades 9-10
Does your bank pay you for allowing them to hold your money? The lesson covers three different ways your money can make money. Topics include certificates of deposit, statement savings accounts, and money market accounts.
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Introduction to Earning Interest: Grades 11-12
Does your bank pay you for allowing them to hold your money? Class members investigate three different ways money can make more money. Topics include certificates of deposit, statement savings accounts, and money market accounts....
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Who Wants to Be a Champion
Challenge your learners with this game focusing on problems involving ratios and calculating percentages. In this game, learners have to identify a ratio, convert ratios to a fraction, convert a percent to a fraction, and answer word...
DK Publishing
Money Word Problems #3
Money is an excellent way to help young mathematicians practice adding and subtracting numbers with decimals. They solve 15 word problems representing a variety of scenarios for calculating money. For some, scholars determine which bills...
Virginia Commonwealth University
General Construction Measurement and Dimensions
Learners construct their understanding of measurement and dimensions in this step-by-step approach that begins with an all group vocabulary introduction, consisting of measuring objects and dialoging using measurement vocabulary....
Illustrative Mathematics
Buying Gas
A quick problem to test your middle schoolers' knowledge of dividing with decimals. Also a good practice of unit rates, they must compute the cost of one gallon of gas when given the total amount for a fill up. Can be used as a preface...
Illustrative Mathematics
Jayden’s Snacks
A quick activity to test the knowledge of your learners on adding and subtracting with decimals. They must calculate how much Jayden spent at the store and how much money he has remaining.
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Doubling Your Money
Your young financial geniuses explore the Rule of 70 as they analyze the exponential function that models the doubling time of investments.
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Exponential Growth Versus Linear Growth I
Your algebra learners will discover how quickly an exponential function value grows compared to a linear function's value. Making a table of values helps in this comparison, set in the context of making a wage for raking leaves.
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Interest and the Number “e”
Make a connection between different types of interest and how they are calculated! This algebra II lesson progresses from simple interest to compound interest to continually compounded interest. Formulas are developed rather than given,...