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Material: Larry Green's Applet Page
Submitted by: McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions on Dec 11, 2008
Date Last Modified: Dec 11, 2008
Title: Funding for College:Word Problems for Practice with Managing Money
Description: This assignment explores strategies for managing money and meeting and maintaining financial goals.
Type of Task: Individual
Time Required 30 Minutes
Topics: Managing Your Finances: Financial Management Strategies
Course: Student Success
Audience: College General Ed
Learning Objectives: Identify strategies for managing money and meeting and maintaining financial goals.
Technical Notes: Author Mary Jean Pace
Text of Learning Exercise: Problem-posing: Visit Larry GreenÂ’s Applet Page (a MERLOT Classic Award) at http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/java/index.html. Scroll down to the link labeled Practice Word Problems That Involve Money and Mixing. Follow the instructions in solving the word problem presented in the box. Solve a minimum of two of the problems. Then, using your own numbers in conjunction with your budget and financial goals for college, write your own word problem along with its solution.
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