# Consumer Math

Consumer Mathematics is an elective course open to juniors and seniors only. It concentrates on practical applications of mathematics. Some of the topics included in the course are money management, budgeting, car purchases, house purchases, taxes, investments, and insurance. Students should have taken an Algebra course before this course; this should be the student’s last high school math experience.

Our Chapter 17-18 Test will occur on Monday, May 13th.

The last day to retest or submit Q4 make-up work is Friday, May 24th (one week before the end of the quarter.)

## Projects & such

The following project assignments should be turned in during class on each indicated day:

 Day Assignment # 4/30 Finding My Next Ride project to find a nice car 10 5/20 Road Trip! vacation-planning project 11

Late work will be penalized 5% for each day that it is overdue. The formula used is:

$adjusted\;score = {0.95^{days\;late}} \times original\;score$

Extra-credit opportunities may be announced in class from time-to-time. In many cases you will also find these posted online: for example, noted in the slides from that day's class. Look at each one and consider whether you want to give it a try. Every successful extra-credit submission will replace your lowest homework, classwork, or bellwork score. (Extra-credit work has no effect on projects, or quiz scores.)

## Make-Up Work

If you are absent for any reason, you should complete the make-up work assigned for the day you missed, from this list:

 Day Lesson § Make-up Work # 4/8 Comparison Calculations III - popcorn/paint/paper ws 132 4/9 Problem Solving and Review 14-6 p288: 1-4, 1-4; p289: 1-4 133 4/10 Chapter Fourteen Test Ch 14 p291: 1-5, 1-6; p292: 1-7 134 4/11 General Problem Solving - GQ1 worksheet (both sides) 135 4/12 General Problem Solving - GQ2 worksheet (both sides) 136 4/15 Reliable & Affordable Cars 15-2 15-3 p299:1-7; p301: 1-5, 1-6 137 4/16 Paying for Cars: Down Payments and Purchase Contracts 15-4 15-5 p303: 1-8; p305: 1-10, 1-9 138 4/17 Car Loans and Leases: Depreciation & Residual Value 15-6 15-7 p307: 1-9; p309: 1-5 139 4/18 Problem Solving and Review Ch 15 p310: 1-3, 1-4; p313: 1-5 140 4/19 More Problem Solving Practice all practice questions worksheet 141 4/22 Chapter Fifteen Test Ch 15 p313: 1-5, 1-10 142 4/23 All About Car Insurance 16-1 16-2 p317: 1-5; p319: 1-6, 1-6 p320: 1-3 143 4/24 Car Insurance Deductibles and Preventive Maintenance 16-3 16-4 p321: 1-3; car insurance worksheet make vocab notes for ch16 test 144 4/25 Car Repairs and More 16-5 16-6 car repair worksheet p322-323: 1-7; p324: 1-4, 1-3 145 4/26 Insurance Company Problems Ch 16 146 4/29 Problem Solving and Test Prep Ch 16 p325: 1-4; p327: 1-5 top; p328: 1-6 147 4/30 Chapter Sixteen Test Ch 16 p326: 1-7; p327: 1-6 bottom 148 5/1 Budgeting for Recreation & Fun 17-1 17-2 p333: 1-7; p335: 1-5, 1-6 149 5/2 Comparing Prices Constructing Budgets 17-3 17-4 p337: 1-6, 1-6; p339: 1-9 150 5/3 Problem Solving & Quiz Prep 17-5 p340: 1-4, 1-2; p341: 1-5 151 5/6 Using Maps, Calculating Time 18-1 18-2 p347: 1-7, p349: 1-6, 1-6 152 5/7 Calculating Gas, Food, & Lodging 18-3 18-4 p351: 1-7; p353: 1-6, 1-6 153 5/8 Maps Again & More Calculations Ch 18 map worksheet travel worksheet #1 154 5/9 Problem Solving & Quiz Prep I 18-5 p354: 1-4, 1-3; p355: 1-4 travel worksheet #2 155 5/10 Problem Solving & Quiz Prep II Ch 18 p357: 1-5, 1-6; p358: 1-7 prepare notes for upcoming test 156 LHS Prom Saturday, May 11th 5/13 Chapters 17 & 18 Exam Ch 17 Ch 18 p343: 1-4, 1-6 157 5/14 Chapters 17 & 18 Exam II Work on Road Trip Project Ch 17 Ch 18 (no make-up work) 158 5/15 159 5/16 160 5/17 161 5/20 162 5/21 163 5/22 164 5/23 165 5/24 166 5/28 167 5/29 168 5/30 169 5/31 170 6/3 171 6/4 exams 172 6/5 exams 173 6/6 exams 174 6/7 friday 175 LHS Graduation Sunday, June 9th ∞ ∞ ∞

Make-up work for a day’s absence is due the day following your return to class. If you complete it and turn it in on the first day you return to class, you will receive a 5% scoring bonus. Like other work, it will be penalized 5% for each day that it is overdue; computed using the formula above.

Oh, and here is a previous version of this page from the third quarter, a previous version of this page from the second quarter, and a previous version of this page from the first quarter for your reference.