Holiday Shopping Challenge

Connections to the Curriculum: Solve a given problem involving percents. Solve a given problem involving combining percents.

This summer you worked very hard to earn your very own money. This holiday season you are hoping to do something particularly nice for your family and get them all special gifts. You have $500 to spend in total. In order to get the most out of your money you have decided to purchase items when they are on sale. You will have to look through flyers and online to find the best deals and create a budget before you begin shopping.

Your Assignment:
1. Chose 6 family members who you would like to purchase gifts for this year. 2. Search the flyers and online to find items that would interest each of your family members. Try to find items on sale. Only two of the items you choose can be purchased at full price. 3. Calculate the sale price of each item or the percent discount. 4. Add the GST to the cost of each item at a rate of 5%. 5. Try to spend as close to $5oo.oo as possible. Students who spend $500.00 exactly will receive a prize. 6. Hand in a final representation of your holiday shopping. This must include: Cutouts of the ad from the flyer or online Work shown to calculate the final cost of each of the 6 gifts A summarized budget with all the gifts added up to get as close to $500 as possible

Example: For Dad

Regular Price: $269.99 70% of $269.99 = $188.99 Sale Price: $269.99 - $188.99 = $81.00 GST: 5% of $81.00 = $4.05 Total Cost = $81.00 + $4.05 = $85.05

Grading Rubric
4 3 2 Solution shows Solution shows Solution shows complete substantial some understanding of understanding of understanding of Mathematical the the the Concepts mathematical mathematical mathematical concept needed concept needed concept needed to solve the to solve the to solve the problem(s). problem(s). problem(s). Basically all (90Almost all (85Most (75-84%) of 100%) of the 90%) of the steps the steps and steps and and solutions Correctness solutions have no solutions have no have no mathematical mathematical mathematical errors. errors. errors. Most of the Most of the Explanation and explanation and explanation and solution follow a solution follow a solution follow a Explanation and logical, logical, logical, Organization sequential order sequential order sequential order that is easy to but is somewhat that is easy to follow. difficult to follow. follow. Correct units are Correct units are Correct units are Notation always used in usually used in sometimes used the solution. the solution. in the solution. Somewhat easy Somewhat Easy to read and Neatness to read and difficult to read understand. understand. and understand. Comments: Criteria 1 Solution shows very limited understanding of the mathematical concept is needed to solve the problem(s). More than 75% of the steps and solutions have mathematical errors.

The explanation and solution is difficult follow or not included.

Incorrect or no units are used in the solution. Difficult to read and understand.

Final Grade: ___ /20