Money Problems

Money problems are presented in this unit. Topics include percent and proportions, discount and sale price, simple interest, commission, sales tax and percent change. Real-life money problems are used throughout this unit. Choose from the free samples below, or try our other topics.

Money Problems	Access	Description
Percent and Proportions		Students will solve problems of the form "One number is some percent of another number."
Discount and Sale Price		Students will find the discount and sale price of an item. Real-life money problems are used throughout this lesson.
Simple Interest		Students compute simple interest on a loan or on an investment. Examples illustrate how to compute interest when the time is given in months or in years. Real-life money problems are used throughout.
Commission		Students will compute straight commission as a percentage of sales. Real-life money problems are included.
Sales Tax		Students will compute sales tax as a percentage added to the buyer's cost. Real-life money problems are used throughout.
Percent Change		Students will understand changes in a value over time through percent increase and percent decrease problems.
Practice Exercises		To complete 10 additional exercises as practice with money concepts. To assess students' understanding of all money problems learned so far.
Challenge Exercises		To solve 10 additional money problems that challenge students' understanding of money concepts. To hone students' problem-solving skills.
Solutions		To review complete solutions to all exercises presented in this unit. Includes the problem, step-by-step solutions, final answer for each exercise.

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