Financial Mathematics
Office Worker - Bob
Salary$100,000
Choose a name for your group.
Get into groups of 3-4
Pick up a card from station A and calculate Bob’s salary after income tax.
Put your answer on the sheet at the front of the class.
Station A
Pick up a card from station B and calculate Bob’s savings.
Put the interest saved on the sheet at the front of the class.
Station B
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Bob buys a car for $5,000
Station C
Pick up a card from Station C to calculate how much he paid.
Put your answer on the sheet at the front of the class as a negative amount.
Which ‘Bob’ group is currently worth the most?
Bob buys a house.
Station D
Pick up a card from Station D to calculate the profit of the house.
Put your answer on the sheet at the front of the class.
Bob decides to go on holiday…he buys a tent.
Station E
Pick up a card from station E. How much did he pay for the tent? Put your answer on the sheet at the
front of the class as a minus.
$730
Which group has saved the most and why?
• You all had an annual salary of
$100,000.
• You all bought a car worth $5,000 and a tent worth $730.
• You all bought a house worth $500,000.
In groups, make another question for a new station.
Discuss the probability of picking the most profitable card at each station.
What are common errors made when spending/budgeting?
Finally
Next week we will be starting probability…
Probability….
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