MATHS

For maths, I am in Mathex. We had a task to do: design a board game that requires maths skills. My group made Math-O-Poly, a mathematical version of Monopoly. We have a wiki that we can look at to read the task, or upload drafts, pictures e.t.c. To visit this wiki go to...http://bbimathex.wikispaces.com. Here is our board game...


One week in Term 1, our homework was to spend $10,000! We had to pretend, of course, that we had the money. By looking through all the junk mail and cutting out ads, we presented our items on a piece of paper. The task was to round up and down, and to try and spend exactly $10,000. Here is what I bought...

Exercycle $600
Washing Machine $700
Milkshake Maker $40
Cellphone $400
Video Camera $900
i-pod $150
DVD Player $300
HiFi Stereo $350
MP3 Player $100
Relax Chair $60
Dishwasher $1000
Laptop $1400
Television $2300
Digital Camera $1300
Guitar $160
Hockey Stick $150
Netball $30
Goldfish (x6) $60

TOTAL: $10,000!!!

Another day, we had to think of something you could buy, find the price and discount it, showing the new price in decimals, fractions and percentages. I based it on a Beach Runner, something I invented!

SAVE! Beach Runner! SAVE!

* Race along the beach! *
* Ski down sand dunes! *
* Hover over mud! *
BUY IT NOW!

Numbers are limited, so hurry!

WAS $545
SAVE! $109!
SAVE! 20 / 100!
SAVE! 0.2!
SAVE! 20% off!

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