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Real Life Challenge ~ Budget
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete one month of budgeting by completing each of the statements with the appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses for the month minus their savings account...
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Compound Interest Problem
In this compound interest activity, students solve 1 word problem about compound interest. Students determine the amount of money two men have to retire given two different saving scenarios.
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Family Member
In this worksheet on family members, students describe what is meant by family, their duty to family, and family meetings. In addition, they create a budget for their family for one month keeping track of all expenses for 7 days....
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Vocabulary Lesson: Money
In this mathematical vocabulary learning exercise, students read the definitions of 15 monetary terms. There are no questions included on this learning exercise.
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My Monthly Budget
Here's a nice layout to work on a monthly budget. There's a section to write income: where it comes from, the amounts, and any other notes. Then there's a section to write about expenses: what is purchased, the amount it costs, and...
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Month 5 Budget
For this consumer mathematics worksheet, learners complete the following statements with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses and subtract a portion for savings.
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Month 6 Budget
In this consumer mathematics instructional activity, learners complete each statement with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses for month six and subtract a portion for savings.
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Month 3 Budget
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, learners complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month three.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Economic Paradox
It's a classic conundrum of economics: voters want jobs, but don't want to spend the money required for businesses to hire. This political cartoon analysis worksheet has students analyzing this enigma and responding to 3 talking points...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Unemployment
It's the classic paradox in this political cartoon analysis; any jobs plan requires extra government spending. However, the unemployed aren't willing to concede to more federal spending for what they want most, jobs. Background...
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A Present for the Teacher
For this math word problems worksheet, students read the story about Gina and the gift she wants to buy and make for her teacher. Students then determine if she has enough money to make the specific patterned necklace.
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UK Number Problems
Young mathematicians can work these word problems to practice applying their two-digit multiplication and division to the 12s. Designed for use by learners in the UK, money problems are in denomination of pounds and pence, and cultural...
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Month 2 Budget
For this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget by completing each category on the sheet. They fill in the blanks and calculate their totals for month two.
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Estimating Expenses
In this estimation worksheet, students estimate expenses of different items by solving word problems. Students estimate expenses for 5 problems.
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Financial Fables: Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl
Cover two subjects with one instructional activity! First, dive into English language arts; read an eBook, answer comprehension questions, and complete a cause and effect chart about the financial fable, Shopping Wisely with Olivia...
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Author’s Perspective
Gradually build understanding of author's point of view through a scaffolded set of exercises. Moving from direct instruction, to collaborative work, and eventually to independent practice, these steps will assist your class in...
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Final Analysis
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students calculate the total amount of money they earned during a project given. Then they transfer the expenses from each month to find their totals. Students also calculate to find their final...
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Practical Problems Involving Decimals
After discussing decimals and "going shopping" in the classroom, young mathematicians are given four practical word problems that require them to estimate their answers, given specific information. The highlight of the lesson is...
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Best Buys
In this mathematics activity, students use the information provided in each statement to solve each problem. They include all of their calculations.
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Keeping Track
In this data table activity, students complete a table with information on money earned, spent and saved in each of 4 weeks for a student's job.
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Shopping With a Circle Graph
In this shopping with a circle graph learning exercise, students use the data in the graph to answer 8 questions about the money they have and how they can spend it.
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ESL/ELL Reading and Reasoning Worksheet- Family Vacation
In this ESL/ELL reading and reasoning worksheet, students read a short selection about a family vacation. They answer 5 true or false questions before writing a short essay about how the family can solve the problem about how they spend...
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Add Equals to Equals
In this number comparison worksheet, students compare numbers and monetary amounts in order to solve 6 word problems. They use addition and subtraction to solve the problems.
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Growth and Decay
In this math worksheet, students compute the annual rate of appreciation or depreciation in a set of 7 problems. Each problem involves a given amount of money (or value) and indicates the percent of appreciation or depreciation.