U3 Ch2: Working with Equations and Challenges to Savings (2025)

Last updated 11 months ago

70 questions

Section 1: Why is Saving so Difficult?

Section 2: Data Analysis

Section 3: Living Paycheck to Paycheck

Section 4: Standard Form of an Equation

Section 5: Five Point Quiz

Section 6: Manipulating Equations

Section 7: Creating a System

Section 8: Apply It Preview & Apply It

U3 Ch2: Working with Equations and Challenges to Savings (2025)

Last updated 11 months ago

70 questions

Section 1: Why is Saving so Difficult?

Choose one of the resources below: 
VIDEO: 3 Sneaky Tactics that Websites Use to Make You Spend
ARTICLE: Do People Really Spend More With Credit Cards? 
CARTOON: Present Bias
ARTICLE: How Social Media Can Impact Your Financial and Mental Health
INFOGRAPHIC: Saving for Sooner

Section 2: Data Analysis

INFOGRAPHIC: Who Has Enough Cash to Get Through the Coronavirus Crisis?
Experts recommend having an emergency fund to cover 3-6 months of expenses, as a cushion for unexpected income changes. How long does it take different families to build up enough savings to cover 1 month of expenses?
Review the infographic in the first section of this article. Stop reading at “Do you have enough money saved to weather this pandemic?”

Section 3: Living Paycheck to Paycheck

Read the paragraph and orange box above this question. Then answer the question

Click on the link here: playspent.org then follow the directions on the PDF

Type your five adjectives below (use 5 from the list or add your own)

Section 4: Standard Form of an Equation

You can work with someone on this or do it on your own

A=_______ 
B=_______ 
C=_______ 

A=_______ 
B=_______ 
C=_______ 

Your answers for x and y should be descriptions of what they stand for (months, days, miles, time, total amount of money, etc. etc. ), not numbers

x=_______ 
y=_______ 

A=_______ 
B=_______ 
C=_______ 

x=_______ 
y=_______ 

A= _______ 
B= _______ 
C= _______ 

Equation = _______ 

Section 5: Five Point Quiz

Ask Mrs Butler to unlock the 5 pt quiz when you are ready

5 Point Quiz Link

Section 6: Manipulating Equations

Just solve for x, you don't need to do the reasoning part

Just solve for b, you don't need to do the reasoning part

Remember: "Solve" just means get it by itself!

If you need some more help, try this video or the example above this question. Still stuck? Ask Mrs. B!!

IXL Practice will be posted here

Complete the practice below on IXL. It is helpful to go to classlink and log in first, then click the link below or use the search code. Work on it until you get a Smart Score of 75. If you are doing tons of problems, don't just keep doing it, ask Mrs. B for help!!

M.16 Solve multi-step equations. Shortcut Search Code: 55K

What was your Smart Score?

Complete the practice below on IXL. It is helpful to go to classlink and log in first, then click the link below or use the search code. Work on it until you get a Smart Score of 75. If you are doing tons of problems, don't just keep doing it, ask Mrs. B for help!!

M.17 Solve multi-step equations with fractional coefficients - Shortcut Search Code 2AZ

What was your Smart Score?

Complete the practice below on IXL. It is helpful to go to classlink and log in first, then click the link below or use the search code. Work on it until you get a Smart Score of 75. If you are doing tons of problems, don't just keep doing it, ask Mrs. B for help!!

B.4 Rearrange multi-variable equations - Shortcut Search Code LZD

What was your Smart Score?

This is not really a 5pt practice, just some extra examples in case you want to try them on your own before the Apply It!

Section 7: Creating a System

Ask Mrs. B to check your equations, then graph them on desmos and insert the screenshot below. Don't delete the graph yet, you will need it for the next few questions

What is

Critical Thinking!

Section 8: Apply It Preview & Apply It

IXL Simple Interest Practice (Note: In the IXL, you have to divide the % by 100 FIRST to make it a decimal. When you get to the apply it, this is built in to the formula)

I.10 Simple interest - Shortcut Search Code YAT

SmartScore Goal = 75. What did you get?

You invest a total of $10,000 in two savings accounts. One is a regular bank savings with an annual interest rate of .45% simple interest. One is a High Yield savings account with an annual interest rate of 3.7% simple interest. (Note: this is not how it really works, I just simplified for the problem).  The total interest for the year from both accounts is $305.  How much did you put in each account?

What does x stand for? _______ 
What does y stand for? _______ 

Write an equation to show what you know about the total amount in the accounts. _______ 

Write an equation to show the total amount of interest earned for the year from both accounts. _______ 

Graph the equations on desmos, insert your screenshot in the Show Your Work Box

How much did you put in each account?
Regular _______ 
High Yield _______ 

How do you know?
_______

Apply It

U3 Ch2: Working with Equations and Challenges to Savings (2025)

U3 Ch2: Working with Equations and Challenges to Savings (2025)

Read the paragraph and orange box above this question. Then answer the question

Type your five adjectives below (use 5 from the list or add your own)

You can work with someone on this or do it on your own

Just solve for x, you don't need to do the reasoning part

Just solve for b, you don't need to do the reasoning partRemember: "Solve" just means get it by itself!

If you need some more help, try this video or the example above this question. Still stuck? Ask Mrs. B!!

Ask Mrs. B to check your equations, then graph them on desmos and insert the screenshot below. Don't delete the graph yet, you will need it for the next few questions

What is

Critical Thinking!

IXL Simple Interest Practice (Note: In the IXL, you have to divide the % by 100 FIRST to make it a decimal. When you get to the apply it, this is built in to the formula)I.10 Simple interest - Shortcut Search Code YATSmartScore Goal = 75. What did you get?

Read the paragraph and orange box above this question. Then answer the question

Type your five adjectives below (use 5 from the list or add your own)

You can work with someone on this or do it on your own

Just solve for x, you don't need to do the reasoning part

Just solve for b, you don't need to do the reasoning partRemember: "Solve" just means get it by itself!

If you need some more help, try this video or the example above this question. Still stuck? Ask Mrs. B!!

Ask Mrs. B to check your equations, then graph them on desmos and insert the screenshot below. Don't delete the graph yet, you will need it for the next few questions

What is

Critical Thinking!

IXL Simple Interest Practice (Note: In the IXL, you have to divide the % by 100 FIRST to make it a decimal. When you get to the apply it, this is built in to the formula)I.10 Simple interest - Shortcut Search Code YATSmartScore Goal = 75. What did you get?

Just solve for b, you don't need to do the reasoning part

Remember: "Solve" just means get it by itself!

IXL Simple Interest Practice (Note: In the IXL, you have to divide the % by 100 FIRST to make it a decimal. When you get to the apply it, this is built in to the formula)

I.10 Simple interest - Shortcut Search Code YAT

SmartScore Goal = 75. What did you get?

Just solve for b, you don't need to do the reasoning part

Remember: "Solve" just means get it by itself!

IXL Simple Interest Practice (Note: In the IXL, you have to divide the % by 100 FIRST to make it a decimal. When you get to the apply it, this is built in to the formula)

I.10 Simple interest - Shortcut Search Code YAT

SmartScore Goal = 75. What did you get?