Show Me The Money

Treasure Hunt

                                                                                                     Take Care of Your Money!    $$$  Don't Let Your Money Go Down The Toilet!                                                                                                                                                                                                

Developed by Beth Moomey-Stevens
Ballston Spa Middle School
7th Grade Special Education
Ballston Spa Central School District

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Directions:   Click on the web sites below.  Play the money games that
                            
each web site provides.  Practice your change making skills!

http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html

http://www.aaamath.com/B/mny45bx2.htm

http://www.aaamath.com/B/mny45ax2.htm

http://www.aaamath.com/B/g75_chx1.htm

http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/Flashcards/money

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Questions:   Use the chart below to answer questions #1-10.  Answer
                            the questions on a separate sheet of paper.
                                

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$18.50

$2.10

$48.50

$.95

$12.75

$72.00

$125.00

$235.00

$35.00

1.  Samuel earned $50.00 for shoveling his neighbor's driveway.  He went to the store and bought a skateboard, 2 chocolate bars and a lollipop.  How much change did Samuel have left once he purchased his items? 

Click on the toilet for your answer

2.  Cindy had saved $225.00 from babysitting local neighborhood children.  She went to the store and bought some new make-up, a new pair of sneakers, 2 pairs of jeans, 5 chocolate bars and 10 lollipops.  Does Cindy have enough money for her purchases? 

Click on the toilet for your answer

 

3.  If you bought a camera, cell phone and a pair of sneakers how much money would you need for your purchase? 

Click on the toilet for your answer

4.  Pat just celebrated her 16th birthday.  She got $15.00 from her grandma; $25.00 from her aunt; $100.00 from her rich uncle and $50.00 from her parents.  Would Pat have enough money to buy a cell phone, a skateboard, and a pair of jeans? 

Click on the toilet for your answer

5.  You have $110.00.  What items could you purchase from the choices above?  How much change would you receive from these purchases?

Click on the toilet for your answer

6.  You have $72.00.  What items could you purchase from the choices above?  How much change would you receive from these purchases?

Click on the toilet for your answer

7.  You have $86.75. What items could you purchase from the choices above?  How much change would you receive from these purchases? 

Click on the toilet for your answer

8.  Gi-Gi went to the store and bought a candy bar and some make-up.  She gave the cashier a fifty dollar bill.  How much change did Gi-Gi get back from the cashier? 

Click on the toilet for your answer

9. Jeremy went to the store and bought a skateboard, a cell phone, a camera and a pair of jeans.  He had $1,000 he had saved up by shoveling driveways in his neighborhood.  How much did Jeremy's items cost?  How much change would he get if he gave the cashier $1,000.00? 

Click on the toilet for your answer

10.  You have $23.98.  What items could you purchase from the choices above?  How much change would you receive from these purchases?

Click on the toilet for your answer

 

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Credits:

"Camera, money wings, dollar signs, money toilet, cell phone, skateboard, jeans, candy bar, lollipop, make-up, sneakers & CD."  Online Image.  5 March 2003.  Microsoft Office, Design Gallery Live.  5 March 2003.  <http:||dgl.microsoft.com|?CAG=|>.

"Toilet Flushing."  Analysis of a Toilet Flushing.  5 Mar 2003.  <http:||www.ymec.com|hp|noise2|wc2>.

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