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Tmeet expanding demands of equity and accountability, and thelp address the make it meaningful and make it interesting requirement for brain-friendly learning, teachers need resources of authentic material tcreate problems they can weave inttheir math curriculums This book will help teacher thelp their students develop money literacy along with mathematical literacy The need is well understood because this knowledge is essential teveryday adult life This book introduces students tbuying a car, paying taxes, buying a house, and managing money As social security disappears for this generation, it will become almost an ethical responsibility for schools tgive students a head start on understanding the mathematics of investments The book brings mathematics tlife within an interesting and meaningful context Each chapter provides:Links tNCTM standardsBackground knowledge for teachers treview and expand their own understanding knowledge of an area of personal money management, and tdraw on tintroduce the topic ttheir studentsSpecific examples tlook at with studentsQuestions (with answers) for exploring the content and checking understanding of the underlying mathSuggestions for possible projects textend and apply the learning
