For this month’s Math is Real Life, I am talking about one of my favorite things to do: Cyber Shopping (and sharing a math with coupons free printable!). My husband swears I am addicted but with Amazon prime and all the other conveniences, how can you not just love it? Did anyone do any cyber shopping this weekend or Monday? I picked up a few things online for the family. I did NOT brave the crowds, though! Other than the obvious reasons (shopping in pajamas!!), I also love the online discounts and promo codes that you can find online during Cyber Monday! I definitely took advantage of some of those codes!
While I was shopping and looking at all those coupon, I had to make some decisions about which codes would give me the best savings. A little bit of math with percentages took place when I used. Here is an example of some of the coupon math I had to do:
After doing all that math with coupons (and shopping), I decided this was a great way to teach percentages and multiplying with decimals. I made this simple to use printable that has the students practicing the same math that I was doing while I was shopping. In this printable, the students are given a total price and two options for discounts. They are calculate the price after the discount and determine which would be the better deal.
I really need to get better about looking up deals and doing that shopping! Love your ideas 🙂 Thanks!
Mathematically yours,
Jamie aka MissMathDork!
I really love this shopping multi-step math problem. My students are more engaged when they know the math relates to real-world and our loves. With common core, it is important to give students challenging problems to make a plan, draw a diagram, explain their reasoning, and verify their answer to be correct. I love these word problems and they will help. I'll definitely be using the freebie projects on here. Thanks
I can’t seem to find your “Shopping with Coupons” activity anywhere. By clicking the images above, I am allowed to “pin” them, but that is all. Can you help?
I am so sorry, Jen! The link must have gotten removed when I updated the post. I added the Download Here image back to the post. Thanks for letting me know!
This activity is perfect for my class as we are starting percents when we return from Thanksgiving break. However, when I click “download here” I takes me back to the beginning of the article. Is there any other way to access the activity?
Hi! Try this direct link: https://jenniferfindley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coupon-Savings.pdf
Wonderful illustrated information. I thank you for that. No doubt it will be very useful for my future projects. Would like to see some other posts on the same subject!