$10,000 Shopping Spree

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10,000 Shopping Spree

• Mathematics 8 Project
• Pathways to Success

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Congratulations

• Youve just received 10,000!
• The only catch is you have one week to spend the
  cash.
• You cannot save any of the money.
• All purchases must be school appropriate.
• Grab your scissors and start shopping.

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• Purchase Sheets You must document your
  purchases.
• Tape the picture or ad of the item onto a sheet
  of notebook paper.
• Make sure the price is included in the ad.

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• If you are purchasing more than 1 of an item,
  list the quantity under the ad
• quantity 2

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• The top of the paper should be labeled with the
  store name or your source.
• If you are purchasing seven items from Best Buy,
  they should all be on the same sheet of notebook
  paper.
• Total up all purchases from each store and circle
  that total on your sheet
• You will have a separate sheet of paper for each
  store/vendor/source.

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• Once you complete the purchases for a source,
  write a check to the vendor/store for the total
  of your purchases.
• Staple the check on the front of your purchase
  sheet.

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• Fill in the information from the check in your
  checkbook register. Subtract the amount of the
  check on your checkbook register to figure out
  your new balance.

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• You must purchase at least 20 different items

There is no maximum number of purchases
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• The maximum amount of a single purchase is 2000

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• You should make every attempt to spend all
  10,000

Maximum Grade Possible Based on Balance at end
of 10000 Shopping Spree
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• This project is due on Wednesday, January 16,
  2008
• You will need to turn in
• purchase sheets
• Checks should be attached
• Checkbook register