...As amended at the April 15-17, 2015, SBOE meeting §130.180. Financial Mathematics (One Credit), Adopted 2015. (a) General requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 1011-12. Prerequisite: Algebra I. This course satisfies a high school mathematics graduation requirement. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course. (b) Introduction. (1) (2) The Finance Career Cluster focuses on planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management. (3) Financial Mathematics is a course about personal money management. Students will apply critical-thinking skills to analyze personal financial decisions based on current and projected economic factors. (4) Financial Mathematics will integrate career and postsecondary education planning into financial decision making. (5)(4) The mathematical process standards describe ways in which students are expected to engage in the content. The placement of the process standards at the beginning of the knowledge and skills listed for each grade and course is intentional. The process standards weave the other knowledge and skills together so that students may be successful problem solvers and use mathematics efficiently and effectively in daily life. The process standards are integrated at every grade level and course. When possible, students will apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life...
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...Directions for Submitting Your Instructor Graded Assignment You must show your work on all problems. You may type your answer right into this document. Total points for project: 45 points. Projects must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document and uploaded to the Dropbox for Unit 3. All Projects are due by Tuesday at 11:59 PM ET of the assigned Unit. NOTE: Project problems should not be posted to the Discussion threads. Questions on the project problems should be addressed to the instructor by sending an email or by attending office hours. You will be able to come back to the Dropbox and view your graded work or in the Gradebook after your instructor evaluates it. Project Search the Internet to find three applications of statistical concepts that you find interesting, that you encounter on a daily basis, or that you find in your profession. 1. Circle Graph (a) Find an example of a circle graph in the newspaper or periodical articles or on the internet. Cite the source and the date. (b) Briefly explain what the graph shows. (c) Make up a problem that uses the information on the graph to find other (not given) information. 2. Bar Graph (a) Find an example of a bar graph in the newspaper or periodical articles or on the internet. Cite the source and the date. (b) Briefly explain what the graph shows. (c) Make up a problem that uses the information on the graph to find other (not given) information. 3. Line Graph (a) Find an example of a line graph in the newspaper...
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...Unit 8: Instructor Graded Assignment Business Graphs Unit 8 focus on business graphs, which is covered in your reading of Chapter 7: “Business Statistics.” Note: In this Assignment you will have both Assignment problems and an essay component. For this Assignment you will write an essay to address the requirements described below. Your essay must be carefully planned and written using well-constructed sentences and paragraphs. Make sure that your grammar and spelling are correct. Points will be awarded for content as well as composition. Your essay must be a minimum of 1 half of a full page in length, with standard 1 inch margins and is required to have at least one reference from a reliable source. This means that you cannot use sites like Wikipedia, Ask.com®, and Yahoo® answers and that only references from reliable sources will earn points. All resources should be cited both as an in-text citation as well as being listed on a reference page in APA format. Assignments must be submitted as a Microsoft® Word® document and uploaded to the Dropbox for Unit 8. Include your essay directly in this document following the instructions. All Assignments are due by Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. ET of the assigned unit. Essay Assignment (40 points) Question 1: (10 Points) a) Create a bar graph or line graph for the following data including labels: Presto Printing Company sales for one week, beginning February 2: $9,300 $7,900 $5,609 $5,876 $5,420 $3,769 ...
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...Unit 5: Instructor Graded Assignment Consumer Credit In this and future Instructor Graded Assignments you will be asked to use the answers you found in the Unit 1 Assignment. Note: For these questions you need to cite a reliable source for information, which means you cannot use sites like Wikipedia, Ask.com®, and Yahoo® answers. If you do use those sites the instructor may award 0 points for your response. The Assignment problems must have the work shown at all times. The steps for solving the problems must be explained. Failure to do so could result in your submission being given a 0. If you have any questions about how much work to show, please contact your instructor. Assignments must be submitted as a Microsoft Word® document and uploaded to the Dropbox for Unit 5. Please type all answers directly in this Assignment below the question it applies to. All Assignments are due by Tuesday at 11:59 PM ET of the assigned Unit. Note: All interest rates are to be assumed to be yearly interest rates. For this assignment you will need the prime interest rate, as posted in the Wall Street Journal®. Use the Internet to search for the current prime interest rate. * List the current prime interest rate:_______________ Question 1 (5 points) 1. You have a credit card that is charging you 9.9% + the current prime rate. What is that interest rate on the credit card today? Question 2 (5 points) 2. If this same card were issued 30 years ago, what would...
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...Unit 4: Instructor Graded Assignment Simple Interest (please use exact interest) In this and future Instructor Graded Assignments you will be asked to use the answers you found in the Unit 1 Assignment. Note: For these questions you need to cite a reliable source for information, which means you cannot use sites like Wikipedia, Ask.com®, and Yahoo® answers. If you do use those sites the instructor may award 0 points for your response. The Assignment problems must have the work shown at all times. The steps for solving the problems must be explained. Failure to do so could result in your submission being given a 0. If you have any questions about how much work to show, please contact your instructor. Assignments must be submitted as a Microsoft Word® document and uploaded to the Dropbox for Unit 4. Please type all answers directly in this Assignment below the question it applies to. All Assignments are due by Tuesday at 11:59 PM ET of the assigned Unit. Note: All interest rates are to be assumed to be yearly interest rates. Please use exact interest. In these questions, you will need to use the date that unit 4 starts for your class. List the date that Unit 4 started for your class: • Unit 4 start date: ____2-10-2015_____________ Question 1 (10 points) 1. You decide to take out a simple interest loan for $5000, at 7% yearly interest on the date that unit 4 starts for you. If you repay the loan on December 31st (at the end of the current...
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...Unit 2: Instructor Graded Assignment Equations In this and future Instructor Graded Assignments you will be asked to use the answers you found in the Unit 1 Assignment. Note: For these questions you need to cite a reliable source for information, which means you cannot use sites like Wikipedia, Ask.com®, and Yahoo® answers. If you do use those sites the instructor may award 0 points for your response. The Assignment problems must have the work shown at all times. The steps for solving the problems must be explained. Failure to do so could result in your submission being given a 0. If you have any questions about how much work to show, please contact your instructor. Assignments must be submitted as a Microsoft Word® document and uploaded to the Dropbox for Unit 2. Type all answers directly in this Assignment below the question it applies to. All Assignments are due by Tuesday at 11:59 PM ET of the assigned Unit. Finding the National Average Price for Gas These first few questions will require you to use the internet to search for the national average price for gas. Remember to use a scholarly site for information. List the website(s) you visited here: http://fuelgaugereport.aaa.com/todays-gas-prices/.com 1. (2 points): What was the average price of a gallon of gas 1 year from when your business math class started? A month ago the national average gas price was 2.035 2. (5 points): You have $50 on hand and need to buy gas. How many gallons...
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...Unit 4: Instructor Graded Assignment Simple Interest (please use exact interest) In this and future Instructor Graded Assignments you will be asked to use the answers you found in the Unit 1 Assignment. Note: For these questions you need to cite a reliable source for information, which means you cannot use sites like Wikipedia, Ask.com®, and Yahoo® answers. If you do use those sites the instructor may award 0 points for your response. The Assignment problems must have the work shown at all times. The steps for solving the problems must be explained. Failure to do so could result in your submission being given a 0. If you have any questions about how much work to show, please contact your instructor. Assignments must be submitted as a Microsoft Word® document and uploaded to the Dropbox for Unit 4. Please type all answers directly in this Assignment below the question it applies to. All Assignments are due by Tuesday at 11:59 PM ET of the assigned Unit. Note: All interest rates are to be assumed to be yearly interest rates. Please use exact interest. In these questions, you will need to use the date that unit 4 starts for your class. List the date that Unit 4 started for your class: * Unit 4 start date: 12-24-2014 Question 1 (10 points) 1. You decide to take out a simple interest loan for $5000, at 7% yearly interest on the date that unit 4 starts for you. If you repay the loan on December 31st (at the end of the current year)... a)...
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