Four money missions. Real numbers, real life. You pick the order.
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Math Mission
Your First Paycheck
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Paycheck Math
You worked at the auto shop this week. 12 hours at $13 an hour. Let's figure out what you actually take home.
Step 1 — Gross pay
Multiply your hours by your pay rate. 12 hours × $13/hr.
Step 2 — Taxes taken out
The government takes out about 15% for taxes. Multiply your gross pay by 0.15 to find out how much is taken.
Hint: gross pay × 0.15
Step 3 — Take-home pay
Subtract the taxes from your gross pay. That's the money you actually get.
Math Mission
Can You Afford It?
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Afford It or Not?
You want to buy some things with your paycheck. You have $110.40 to spend. Let's figure out if you can afford your list.
Step 1 — Your shopping list
Items: New headset: $54.99 | Two games: $29.99 each | Phone case: $14.99. Add them all up.
Step 2 — Can you afford it?
You have $110.40. Subtract your total from $110.40. If the answer is positive, you can afford it. If it's negative, you're short.
Hint: $110.40 minus your total. If you are short, enter a negative number.
Step 3 — The cheaper choice
You decide to skip one of the $29.99 games. Now can you afford the rest? What is your new leftover amount?
Math Mission
Lunch — Tip and Total
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Tip Math
You and a coworker grab lunch. Your bill comes to $18.40. You want to leave a good tip.
Step 1 — A 20% tip
Multiply the bill by 0.20 to find the tip amount.
Hint: $18.40 × 0.20
Step 2 — Total with tip
Add your tip to the bill. $18.40 + your tip.
Step 3 — Splitting it
You and your coworker split the total evenly. Divide by 2.
Math Mission
Splitting the Gas Bill
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Gas Math
Three coworkers carpool to work. Gas costs $48.60 for the week. You split it evenly.
Step 1 — Your share
Divide $48.60 by 3 people.
Step 2 — Two weeks of gas
If gas costs the same next week too, how much do you spend on gas over 2 weeks?
Step 3 — Is the carpool worth it?
Without the carpool, you'd pay the full $48.60 per week alone. How much do you save over 2 weeks by carpooling?
Hint: What you would have paid alone minus what you actually paid.
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Day Done.
Real money math. You handled it. That is the stuff that matters, Adam.
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Missions Done
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Correct
📧 Your work has been sent to Dad.
🏀 Go outside. Move around. You earned it.
What you covered today:
💵 Paycheck — Hours worked, taxes out, take-home pay 🛒 Can I afford it? — Adding up a shopping list against your budget 🍕 Tip math — 20% tip and splitting a bill ⛽ Gas split — Dividing costs and calculating savings