3.04 Budget Line Graph

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Introduction

As a child, I gained an understanding about balance while on the playground seesawing. I really think that my earliest algebraic understanding took place on that old seesaw. That same understanding can be applied to balancing your budget and understanding if you spend more in one place, you will have to spend less in another.

 

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to... Interpret points on a budget line graph. Enduring Understandings Individuals must be responsible for creating and protecting their own financial security. The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Algebra with Finance standards: 19