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Activity:
The Cost of Being Late |
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http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L804
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| Description: |
The primary goal of this lesson is to understand that the costs associated with buying on credit and that making only minimum payments are problematic to long-term financial health. The secondary goal is to formulate a plan to extinguish the debt quicker. This lesson will help students see the real cost of purchasing an item when interest and fees are added to the purchase price. The scenario that will be used for this lesson is based on the first year of the life of a new credit card. The student handout describes the scenario and poses a series of questions based on the use of either the simulator or the spreadsheet application. |
| Technology Type: |
Spreadsheet | |
| Author: |
Julie Healy |
| Language: |
English | |
| Cost: |
Does not require payment for use |
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| Tool: |
Compound Interest Simulator |
| Courses: |
Math 7 |
Fractions, Writing decimals, Percentages, Writing percentages, Equations and functions, Setting up an equation |
| Financial Education |
Annual percentage rate (APR), Borrowing, Credit, Debt, Interest rate |
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