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Let's Go Shopping with $500

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Third graders use a worksheet to budget a five-hundred dollar shopping spree. They select goods to purchase, figure totals and then calculate discounts and sales tax. They compare results to determine who purchased the most for his or her dollar.

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taxes, percents

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percents, sales tax, shopping, math
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3rd
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Math
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3 days
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