Lesson Plan

Buying a Car

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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 repeat the calculation on other items that are taxed in your state, or find the state that adds the least amount of sales tax.

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CCSS: Designed
Pros
  • Uses sale tax to model a repeated calculation
  • Looks for regularity in the solution procedure
Cons
  • Objective is not clear on worksheet
Common Core