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Unit 5 of 5 · Grade 5 Math

Financial

How can math help you choose?

Plan your money before you spend it. And spot the better deal.

3 topics · 69 concepts · 10 to play

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  1. Money, Transactions & BudgetsBuild a plan, watch what's left, fix it when it breaksNext for you

    Concepts · 23 idea cards

    1. Who pays whom
    2. Debit takes it from the account
    3. One account down, one account up
    4. Gift cards and cheques
    5. Pick the way that fits
    6. Estimate a total by rounding
    7. Multiply each line, then add
    8. Count up to make change
    9. Cash rounds to 5 cents
    10. 13% sales tax
    11. Estimate the tax and the change
    12. A budget plans money in and out
    13. Needs come before wants
    14. Values shape a budget
    15. Surplus, balanced or deficit
    16. Fix a budget that is over
    17. Save a set amount each week
    18. Keep a record of money
    19. Budget for a class sale
    20. Credit is borrowed money
    21. A debt is paid back over time
    22. Interest is the cost of borrowing
    23. Pay now or pay later
    Start the lesson Test yourselfAbout this topicBudgets, Credit & DebtPlayMarket DayPlayBudget Challenge
  2. Smart ShoppingFind the rate for ONE — then let the goal make the call

    Concepts · 23 idea cards

    1. The price for one is the unit price
    2. Price ÷ how many, not the other way
    3. Halve the price table down to one
    4. The price for 100 g
    5. The price for one litre
    6. Estimate to check a unit price
    7. Compare the price for one
    8. Bigger is not always cheaper
    9. Compare the same amount
    10. Change kilograms to grams first
    11. Change litres to millilitres first
    12. Read the unit price on the shelf tag
    13. 3 for $5.00: check the deal
    14. Buy one, get one free
    15. Percent off is a fraction off
    16. A sale, or a bigger pack?
    17. The price for one hour
    18. Pay monthly or pay yearly?
    19. When a pass pays off
    20. Less today, or less for each?
    21. Food you throw away is not a saving
    22. The best value must fit your budget
    23. Lasting longer can cost less
    Start the lesson Test yourselfAbout this topicPlayBest Buy Challenge
  3. Where Does It Come From?Nobody pays at the door — so follow the money that keeps a town going

    Concepts · 23 idea cards

    1. A tax pays for shared things
    2. A tax, a fee or a price
    3. Revenue is all the tax collected
    4. Federal, provincial and municipal
    5. Band councils collect tax too
    6. Each government pays for its own jobs
    7. Income tax comes off the pay
    8. Sales tax is added at the till
    9. 13% is 10% plus 3%
    10. Add the prices, then the tax
    11. HST has a federal part and an Ontario part
    12. Basic groceries have no sales tax
    13. Property tax comes from a home's value
    14. Gas tax is counted by the litre
    15. No tax belongs to one government
    16. Taxes join in one revenue
    17. A town budget in 100 squares
    18. Read a spending bar graph
    19. Health care is Ontario's biggest part
    20. A property tax bill has a school part
    21. Public and private services
    22. More pay means a bigger share of tax
    23. Taxes help even people who never use a service
    Start the lesson Test yourselfAbout this topicPlayTax Trail

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