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Boutique - Making Change |
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At the Boutique shop the student plays the role of a store clerk who sells clothes. The main task is to handle the exchange of money and give correct change. In this example, the student is given $5.00 for an item that costs $4.22. The right change is 78˘. Assuming you have 9 of each coin (quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies) in your register, what are the different ways you could make the necessary change? |
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6, 7 |
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Numerical operations, Problem Solving |
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SS |
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Darts – fraction |
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" The object of the Fraction Darts challenge is to ""pop"" balloons located on a number line between 0 and 1. The Darts are ""thrown"" by entering a number in fractional form. Here is a glimpse of a game in progress. Two darts (5/8 and 3/4) have been thrown so far. Notice that 3/4 is too big and 5/8 is too small." |
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6 |
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Numerical operations, Problem Solving |
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Flash |
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Pizza Time! |
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It's lunch time and your friends are hungry. So you decide to share an extra large pizza. But after looking at the menu above, you start to think that maybe you can get more for your money if you order three medium pies instead for the same price. So what is it? One extra large pie, three medium pies, or do you think it doesn't matter because you are going to get the same amount of pizza either way? Please explain your reasoning. |
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8 |
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Geometry, Problem Solving |
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GSP |
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Shopping Spree (Best buy) |
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You’re giving a party and have to go shopping for snacks. You’ve heard about online shopping services and want to give them a try. Because you have a limited amount of money, you want to get the best buys that you can, so you’re going to comparison shop and buy the items where you get the most for your money. |
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6 |
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Numerical operations, Problem Solving |
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SS |
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West Challenge |
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Play the West game. (You will find it on your computer.) Also play the West Round Trip game which also takes you backwards from Great Gulch to the start. In the process you will learn about negative numbers! |
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6, 7 |
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Numerical operations, Problem Solving |
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