Financial Maths | Comparing Wages and Salaries |Job advertisement | Workbook

Financial Mathematics Lesson 2: Comparing Wages and Salaries & Job Advertisement (Pair Tasks)

Students work in pairs to complete all tasks.

THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:

1. Lesson Plan in PowerPoint (Editable).

Teacher types the expected learning outcomes/ standards

2. Lesson in PowerPoint (Editable and clickable)

Teacher follows the PowerPoint slides for the lesson procedure.

3. Student’s workbook

4. Solutions

Easy classroom preparation:

• Just print and staple all pages together to make a workbook for each student.

• Use the PowerPoint slides for the lesson procedure

Grades: 9th to 12th

Learning Outcomes:

• Comparing wages and salaries

• Calculate earnings from wages for various time periods, given an hourly rate of pay.

• Calculate weekly, fortnightly, monthly and yearly earnings

Skill Focus:

Working mathematically, communicating and reasoning

• Read and understand the content of the employment pages of a newspaper.

• Understand how to interpret a job advertisement.

• Use classifieds and advertisements to compare pay rates and conditions for different positions

Also comply with Australian Curriculum:

– Calculate weekly or monthly wage from an annual salary, wages from an hourly rate… Use classifieds and online advertisements to compare pay rates and conditions for different positions (Problem Solving) (ACMGM002)

– Convert units of rates occurring in practical situations to solve problems (ACMEM015)

Financial Maths resources:

Financial Maths Lesson 1: Calculating Wages and Salaries

Financial Maths Lesson 2: Comparing Wages and Salaries & Job Advertisements

Financial Maths Lesson 3: Calculating Overtime Pay