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I created this activity to help students see the relevance and importance of learning mathematics. Students are asked to chose a person whose occupation is of interest, conduct an interview with that person using the questions provided on the worksheet and create a report of their findings in terms of how that person uses math daily in their job. I then have students present their reports to the class using a video or PowerPoint presentation. Students quickly realize that math can be found and i

This is a real-world situation activity where students will work within a budget and calculate percents of a number, discounts, sales tax and totals. It can be used as an in-class assignment, homework or as a review. Students can also be placed in groups and complete cooperatively! SKILL-Finding percents of a number, calculating discounts and sales tax, working within a budget Directions: Students will be given a certain amount of money by their “long lost cousin Bob” (as determined by you, the