Consumer Mathematics Foundational   Item #: MM7371   Interest Level: Gr. 6–Adult   Reading Level: Gr. 3–4   Components: Textbook, Teacher's Edition and Resource Library Sale Price: $54.49 « Back to product page

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Power Basics Consumer Mathematics

This attractive, fun-to-use full-color textbook presents basic math skills through direct application to important everyday situations- paying taxes, buying food, banking and investing, managing a household, and shopping for clothes. Each problem is presented with a step-by-step solution to help students become informed consumers.

• Written in clear, simple language with numerous practice exercises to allow for a variety of applications
• Problem solving and word problems that encourage students to relate their skills to real-life situations
• Calculator activities to extend chapter content
• Practical, relevant activities such as comparison shopping and figuring interest rates to make math real
• Chapter Openers that relate skills to real-life applications
• Correlates with NTCM standards

Table of Contents: Earning Money, Buying Food, Shopping for Clothes, Managing a Household, Buying and Maintaining a Car, Working with Food, Improving Your Home, Traveling, Budgeting Your Money, Banking and Investing, Paying Taxes, and Preparing for Careers.

The Student Workbook provides necessary practice and reinforcement activities.

The Teacher' s Resource Library CD-ROM contains the Student Workbook offering dozens of reinforcement activities (also available in print), Self-Study Guide for students wanting to work at their own pace, two forms of chapter tests, plus midterm and final tests. Just select and print out the materials as needed. Everything is reproducible. For Windows and Macintosh.

This program is ideal for:

• Special Education / Special Needs
• Struggling Learners
• Students-at-Risk
• Learning Disabled
• Remedial Education
• Differentiated Education