• Identify whole numbers and counting numbers
• Write whole numbers in words
• Round whole numbers
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers

Grocery Store Mathematics and Weekly Budget Management

Let’s join Amber and Anthony as they take on some financial decisions. Our first activity, “Grocery Shopping with Amber”, follows Amber as she navigates her local grocery store with a budget of [latex]$40[/latex], carefully tracking each item’s cost to avoid overspending. In the second activity, “Weekly Budgeting with Anthony”, we’ll help Anthony manage his weekly expenses. Get ready to put your math skills into practical use and see how they can help in managing everyday finances.

Grocery Shopping with Amber

 

Amber heads to the grocery store with [latex]$40[/latex] in her pocket. She needs to purchase a few items and keeps an estimated total of each item to ensure she doesn’t go over. Grocery List:

• Honey crisp apples: [latex]$2.06[/latex] each
• Milk per gallon: [latex]$2.83[/latex]
• 4 lbs of ground beef: [latex]$15.72[/latex]
• 8 Count hamburger buns: [latex]$3.12[/latex]

Amber needs to buy apples and milk for her breakfast.

For dinner, Amber decides to make hamburgers.

Amber needs to buy enough buns for the burgers.

After grabbing the apples, milk, ground beef, and the necessary amount of hamburger buns, Amber heads to the checkout. Before she goes to check out she wants to make sure she has enough money to purchase everything.