Real estate is all about location, location, location—and perhaps a little bit of math. A set of two videos has real estate appraisers describe the work that they do. Scholars discuss how mathematics plays a role in these jobs to complete the installment of a larger Real-Life Math series.

Concepts

real estate, ratios, area, perimeter, scale, median, mean

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite a real estate agent to give a presentation
  

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils must be familiar with ratios and scale drawings
• An understanding of mean and median is necessary
  

Pros

• Provides a homework sheet for the lesson
• Includes an optional extension activity
  

Cons

• No in-class activity for the lesson
  

Common Core

6.RP.A.3.a 6.G.A.1 7.G.A.1