Welcome to Conversions & Budgeting.
This week is about three moves that show up in adult life everywhere: percent, conversions, and budgeting. By Sunday you'll compute tip and tax in your head, convert any unit to any other unit, and have a real budget you could plug your own numbers into.
The math is mostly arithmetic. What you're really learning is how to set things up — in your head, on paper, and in Excel — so the math works for you.
By the end of this week, you'll be able to:
- Solve application problems involving percent.
- Convert units using dimensional analysis.
- Convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages.
- Use budgeting techniques to help develop financial literacy skills.
Four phases, in order. Don't skip ahead — each one sets up the next.
- L01 · What is a percent, really?
- L02 · Three masks, one number.
- L03 · Percent in the wild.
- L04 · Multiply by 1, in disguise.
- L05 · Chain the move.
- L06 · Tell your money what to do.
- DQ 1 · Unit Conversions, Cell References
- DQ 2 · Percent Change, Inflation & CPI
- Component 1 · Income Analysis
- Component 2 · Unit Conversions
- Component 3 · Currency Conversion
- Q1 · Converting between percentages and decimals
- Q2 · Final amount after a percent change
- Q3 · Length conversions using dimensional analysis
- Q4 · Weight conversions
- Q5 · Converting between compound units
- Q6 · Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures
Plan for the whole week. These are typical times, not maximums — go faster if it clicks, slower if you're getting stuck.
Quick refresher links — open these only if a topic feels unfamiliar:
= sign pattern. The DQ template is a low-pressure way to re-warm Excel before MA1.You won't get through every lesson on the first try. Here's where to look:
Ready to start?
▸ Start Lesson 01