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Illustrative Mathematics

Buying a Car

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Teenagers love to think about driving and buying their first car. The intent of this resource is to create an equation for the list price of a car and add the appropriate state tax. Once your teens understand the calculation, ask them to...
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Sierra College

"Deals on Wheels!" Car Loan Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Help your class members learn how to use their income wisely with a comprehensive lesson plan on calculating monthly car payments. Using basic math skills and online calculators, your learners will determine the total amount to be...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Buying Bananas, Assessment Version

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Practice with unit rates, proportions, and ratios when Carlos purchases an amount of bananas. Learners must interpret a graph to decide whether points on the same line represent similar proportional relationships. Use with lesson plans...
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Curated OER

Economics Budget Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Your class members will have the opportunity to practice the valuable skill of constructing a personal budget using real-world resources, such as a car advertisement and grocery list. They will take into consideration monthly and yearly...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Jim and Jesse's Money

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Jim and Jesse started their road trip with the same amount of money. Your class must find the amount of money each one had given, the amount of money spent, and the ratio of money at the end. This is a comprehensive problem that...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Buying a Car

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore various financial aspects of buying a car including calculating interest rates, payments, and total cost of the car over time.
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The Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve Board: Keys to Vehicle Leasing: Quick Consumer Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick consumer guide provides information on all aspects of leasing a vehicle to help you understand the costs and terms of a lease and shows you how leasing a car is different than buying.
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Read Works

Read Works: Getting a Car

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a family decision to purchase a car. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Are You Interested in My Dream Car?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use the computer and finance application to calculate interest and payments associated in purchasing their "Dream Car".

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