buying a car
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Realistic Monthly Budget Activities
I have found that most students have little understanding of the living expenses and take home pay. This post provides details of a monthly budget plan that is useful for all levels of students and can be customized accordingly. Here is a link to a Google Document with all components: job, take home pay, list…
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Intro to Systems of Equations: Camry vs Mustang Depreciation
The scatterplot above is an approach I use to introduce systems of equations. Here is the process I use. (Note: I have found that students like math associated with buying a car – relevant, real life application for them.) In my class, students would have seen a scatterplot with mileage and price for a single…