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Topic 02 · Conversions & Budgeting
Unit 1 · Topic 02 · Conversions & Budgeting

Conversions and Financial Literacy – Budgeting

Percent, unit conversions, and building a budget you could actually use — anchored by the first Major Assignment.

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ORBITAL · TOPIC 02CONVERSIONS &BUDGETING13 VIDEOS · 43M0

Lessons

6 lessons · each with a video, a worked example and practice
  1. 2:25 Lesson 1: What is a percent, really?Percent is just a fancy way of saying "out of 100." Once that clicks, every percent problem becomes the same simple recipe.
  2. 2:59 Lesson 2: Three masks, one number.Fractions, decimals, and percents are three ways to write the same number. Once you can switch between them on demand, you can pick the form that makes the math easiest.
  3. 3:41 Lesson 3: Percent in the wild.Tip, sales tax, raises, discounts, markup. Different stories, same recipe. This lesson teaches you the move and the one-step shortcut that pays off all term.
  4. 3:14 Lesson 4: Multiply by 1, in disguise.Every unit conversion uses the same elegant move: multiply by a fraction equal to 1, written so the unwanted unit cancels. Once you see it, you can convert anything.
  5. 3:22 Lesson 5: Chain the move.When one factor isn't enough, stack several. Each one cancels a unit until what's left matches your target. Same recipe as Lesson 4, scaled up.
  6. 2:52 Lesson 6: Tell your money what to do.A budget is a math instrument. It tells your dollars where to go before they vanish. Once you set it up in a spreadsheet, the percent and conversion tricks from this whole topic do the heavy lifting.

Then

the rest of the week
Discussion DQ 1: Discussion Walkthrough, posting rhythm, and what the DQ is really asking. Discussion DQ 2: Discussion Walkthrough, posting rhythm, and what the DQ is really asking. Major assignment Major Assignment 1: Budgeting 3 components — walkthrough for each. 6 questions Review Six worked questions to practice before ALEKS. Self-check Mastery Check 4 quick questions - 2 multiple choice, 2 calculations. Perfect score earns one substantive participation post.
Unit 1 This topic is assessed on Exam 1, together with Topic 1. See what is on it

What you'll learn

180 pts 160 pts in Unit 1 4 objectives

What you'll learn

  1. Solve application problems involving percent.
  2. Convert units using dimensional analysis.
  3. Convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages.
  4. Use budgeting techniques to help develop financial literacy skills.

Interactive tools

Playground Percent Sandbox Drag a slider to fill the 100-cell grid, then flip through three calculator modes: find the part, find the percent, find the whole. Playground Receipt Stacker Drag the price, discount, and tax sliders. Watch a live receipt rebuild itself, then flip to the multiplier shortcut on one line. Playground Cancellation Sandbox Drag conversion factors into multiplication slots and watch units cancel. Three difficulty modes, from one-step to multi-step chains.

Tools & Resources

Library Topic 2 resource library Curated extras across all 6 lessons. 3 items available so far. Study aid Glossary Every vocab term across the 6 lessons in one study sheet. 32 terms so far. Study aid Cheat sheet Key formulas, common mistakes, and quick-reference factors. Printable for the test.
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