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Talk about money, and all children are interested! That is why this practical Real-Life Math exercise is perfect always, as it shows them the real-World connection, but is also fun to do!

The compound interest formula contains four variables. This task, (with complete key), helps students to solve all four - Amount, Principle, Interest Rate and Time Period. To solve for the time period, students will see the need and practical real-life use for exponents and logs.

Solving equations, changing the subject of the formula, literal equations.

Amount, principle, interest rate, simple interest, compound interest, interest compounded yearly, interest compounded monthly, interest compounded daily.

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Talk about money, and all children are interested! That is why this practical Real-Life Math exercise is perfect always, as it shows them the real-World connection, but is also fun to do!

The compound interest formula contains four variables. This task, (with complete key), helps students to solve all four - Amount, Principle, Interest Rate and Time Period. To solve for the time period, students will see the need and practical real-life use for exponents and logs.

Solving equations, changing the subject of the formula, literal equations.

Amount, principle, interest rate, simple interest, compound interest, interest compounded yearly, interest compounded monthly, interest compounded daily.

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Talk about money, and all children are interested! That is why this practical Real-Life Math exercise is perfect always, as it shows them the real-World connection, but is also fun to do!

This task hones a student's skills to solve the four variables in the compound interest formula - Principle, Amount, Interest Rate and Period of Investment.

We also look at Exponential graphs, Logs (Logarithms) and how it is used in real-life in Financial Mathematics.

In order to do financial mathematics, calculate interest rates, future value of investments, etc. students need to be able to do exponents and logs.

Solving equations, changing the subject of the formula, literal equations.

Amount, principle, interest rate, simple interest, compound interest, interest compounded yearly, interest compounded monthly, interest compounded daily. 

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The Olympic Games is over, but, this activity will fit in perfectly to show children the Real-Life Mathematics application of data.

This product involves the real-life application of the mathematics of data, statistics, linear equations and substitution. It can be used as a(n) ...

• task for practice
• real-life practical application of linear equations
• assessment exercise
• challenging group work exercise to introduce data, statistics and lines of best fit

Students get to obtain the line of best fit for 4 different world records. They use these lines to make predictions of when these records will reach certain milestones. They also make exciting predictions of what the record for these events will be in the year 2050.

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Which gas should I buy? Should I always buy the cheapest kind? Students use their knowledge of ratios and unit rates to make good, financially sound real-life choices.

The price of the different kinds of gas and the gas mileage each one gives you on your car has an influence on your choice.

The mathematical topics covered in this task include:

• Ratios
• Unit Rates
• Problem Solving
• Logical Thinking

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This printable resource includes a task with complete key. Students will use their knowledge of the volume of a prism to do an investigation into fair marketing and sales practices. Lots of containers of consumer products have a "false bottom". Do the retailers cheat us with this or do we get the amount we pay for? Other math topics needed to do this resource successfully include area of circles, ratios and percents.

Nothing compares with ice-cream, and that is why your child will remember this activity for a long time! Did they get cheated with the amount of ice-cream? No better Real-Life Math application than this.

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• constructive group work centered on problem-solving.

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Perfect for an activity for children who wants to earn some pocket money at a part-time job!.

This printable resource includes a task with complete key. The focus is to make the straight line equation and its graph practical and applicable to a real life event - working for an hourly wage and getting paid a set amount per shift. Students get to graph equations with the table method, build the equation of a real-life example, solve simultaneous equations graphically and through the values in a table, and make some real-life choices about employment with their knowledge. Get them excited about the knowledge that they get to make their own decisions about who to work for, or what jobs they can choose to do!

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This is a super activity for children to learn how the Math works in Real-Life!

This resource (task with complete key) contains...

• lots of practice problems with solutions
• 10 real-life problems on % increase/decrease.

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Students (and real people need to be able to do percentage problems quickly and efficiently as a life skill. The focus and aim of this resource is to achieve that goal.

If I weigh 210 lb and lose 15%, what do I now weigh?

If the price of an item of $80 goes up by 20%, what does it cost now?

Nothing get children listening than talk of money!

This printable resource includes a task and complete key, and is the perfect class activity!

It helps students to discover e by themselves and to apply it in the well known PERT-formula. They apply their knowledge of logs, ln and e in a worksheet with real-life financial problems with balances being boosted with more investments and depleted by withdrawals. Students also get to calculate the return on investments.

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This is a resource for Grade 10 through 12 factoring in Saskatchewan! An easy to follow flow chart with a few examples.