WED, JANUARY 20
1. You Try:
What is the amount of tax?
What is the percent of tax?
2. Percent Practice
THURS, JANUARY 21
ASSIGNMENT #1: Survivor Activity
You are a team leader on Survivor. You have been given $200 and the task of purchasing two pieces of technology that will most benefit your team. Any money that you have left over must be returned, therefore your goal is to spend as much of the $200 as you can. There will be an 8.5% taxed to the total purchase.
Items:
GPS Survivor Watch $129
Answer the following question:
A. What two items have you and your team decided to purchase?
B. What is the total cost of these two items before taxes?
C. What is the total cost of these two items after taxes?
D. HLQ: If you are charged an additional fee of 15% of the total purchase to bring these items back to the island you are living on would it change the two items you'd buy? Explain
GPS Survivor Watch $129
You can find your direction, tell time, and access maps of various kinds
You can find your direction, tell time, and access maps of various kinds
Animal Tracking Device $69
Used to track animals in the wild and protect your life
Used to track animals in the wild and protect your life
Solar Charged Laser Cutter $86
Used to cut through the toughest of woods, metals, and rock
Used to cut through the toughest of woods, metals, and rock
GPS Survival Belt $105
You can input directions, wrong-way direction sensors, solar powered
You can input directions, wrong-way direction sensors, solar powered