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.
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Click here (or to the left on the chalkboard icon) to navigate to the LHS Google Classroom for Consumer Math. This is the principle spot for LHS CM online interaction. |
The last day for any retesting or submission of any Q4 make-up work is one week before the end of the quarter: Friday, May 10. (Although sooner is always better than later.)
Projects & such
The following project assignments should be turned in before class on each indicated day:
Day |
Assignment |
# |
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| 4/15 | My Next Ride Project | please note milestone checkpoint on 4/5 (don't miss it!) |
7 |
| 5/15 | Road Trip Project | show drafts to Mr. Petto before final submission for perfect-score advice | 8 |
Late work will be penalized up to 5% for each scheduled 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; but it does not replace a missing or poor project assignment. (And 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 |
Topic | § |
Assignment(s) |
# |
| 3/25 | What Kind of Car is Best? | 15-1 15-2 |
p297: 1-7; p299: 1-7 | 125 |
| 3/26 | Shopping & Paying for a Car | 15-3 15-4 |
p301: 1-5, 1-6; p303: 1-8 | 126 |
| 3/27 | Automobile Purchase Contracts & Monthly Loan Payments |
15-5 |
p305: 1-10, 1-9; p307: 1-9 | 127 |
| 3/28 | Leasing & Other Problems | 15-7 | p309: 1-5; p310: 1-4, 1-4 | 128 |
| 3/29 | Problem-Solving Test Prep | 15-8 | p311: 1-4; p313: 1-5, 1-10 | 129 |
| 4/1 | Chapter Fifteen Test | Ch 15 | {no make-up assignment} | 130 |
| 4/2 | All About Car Insurance | 16-1 16-2 |
p317: 1-4; p319: 1-5, 1-6 | 131 |
| 4/3 | Deductibles & Maintenance | 16-3 16-4 |
p320: 1-3; p321: 1-3 | 132 |
| 4/4 | Car Repairs | 16-5 | pp322-323: 1-7 | 133 |
| 4/5 | Problem-Solving Test Prep | 16-6 | p324: 1-4, 1-3; p325: 1-4; p328: 1-6 |
134 |
| 4/8 | Chapter Sixteen Test | Ch 16 | p326: 1-7; p327: 1-5, 1-6 | 135 |
| 4/9 | AIR Testing | * | 136 | |
| 4/10 | AIR Testing | * | 136 | |
| 4/11 | * | 137 | ||
| 4/12 | * | 138 | ||
| 4/15 | Budgeting for Recreation / Fun | 17-1 | p333: 1-6; 7 is xc | 139 |
| 4/16 | Finding Fun Bargains | 17-2 | p335: 1-5, 1-6 | 140 |
| 4/17 | Comparing Recreational Prices | 17-3 | p337: 1-6, 1-6 | 141 |
| 4/18 | Constructing Budgets | 17-4 | p339: 1-8; 9 is xc | 142 |
| 4/23 | Problem-Solving Test Prep | 17-5 | p340: 1-4, 1-2; p341: 1-5 | 143 |
| 4/24 | AIR Testing | no class | ||
| 4/25 | Chapter Seventeen Test - 9 | ch 17 | p343 1-4, 1-6 | 144 |
| 4/26 | Chapter Seventeen Test - 2 | ch 17 | p343 1-4, 1-6 | 144 |
| 4/29 | Shopping Problems & Backward Percentages |
Ch 14 | dual problem sets: sp//bp | 145 |
| 4/30 | Using Maps, Calculating Time | 18-1 18-2 |
p347: 1-7 and p349: 1-6, 1-6 | 146 |
| 5/1 | Figuring Out the Costs of Gas, Food, and Lodging |
18-3 18-4 |
p351: 1-7 and p353: 1-6, 1-6 | 147 |
| 5/2 | Travel Again, More Calculations |
18-3 18-4 |
travel worksheet #1 | 148 |
| 5/3 | Maps Again, More Calculations |
Ch 18 | map worksheet |
149 |
| 5/6 | Problem Solving Quiz Prep I | 18-5 | travel worksheet #2 | 150 |
| 5/7 | Problem Solving Quiz Prep II | Ch 18 |
p354: 1-4, 1-3; p355: 1-4 prepare notes for upcoming test |
151 |
| 5/8 | Chapter Eighteen Test | Ch 18 |
p357: 1-5, 1-6; p358: 1-7 | 152 |
| 5/9 | 153 | |||
| 5/10 | 154 | |||
| 5/13 | Finish-Up Final Projects | 17-18 | no make-up work | 155 |
| 5/14 | More Work on Final Projects | 17-18 | no make-up work | 156 |
| 5/15 | Final Final Project Work | 17-18 | no make-up work | 157 |
| 5/16 | 158 | |||
| 5/17 | 159 | |||
| 5/20 | Seniors' Exam, part one | 9 ▸ 18 | prepare for test | 160 |
| 5/21 | Seniors' Exam, part two | 9 ▸ 18 | prepare for test | 161 |
| 5/22 | Seniors' Exam, part three | 9 ▸ 18 | prepare for test | 162 |
| 5/23 | 163 | |||
| 5/24 | 164 | |||
| 5/28 | 165 | |||
| 5/29 | 166 | |||
| 5/30 | 167 | |||
| 5/31 | 168 | |||
| 6/3 | 169 | |||
| 6/4 | 170 | |||
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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 up to 5% for each scheduled day that it is overdue; computed using the formula above.
Oh, and here is a previous version of this page from the first quarter, another version from the second quarter and yet another version from the third quarter for your reference.
