McGraw-Hill Mathematics: Grade 6, Chapter 13

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Money Matters

YoungInvestor.com
http://www.younginvestor.com

Look at some real data. See how students answered questions about allowances and other money matters.

• Click enter. Wait for the site to load.
• Click the picture of the tape measure for measure up.
• Click View Current Survey Results.
• Use data from the tables of survey results to complete your worksheet.

1. Use the results from Allowance: What do you usually do with your allowance? Complete the table. Round to the nearest whole number. Then use the circle below to draw a circle graph.
   
   

   Response	Percent of Total	Number of Degrees
   I spend it all right away
   I spend most of it and save the rest
   I spend about half of it and save the rest
   I save it up so I can buy something special
   I save it and spend it in an emergency
   I don't get an allowance
   I don't know

   
   
                                                                                                                                       




2. Use the results from Money/Investing: If you had money to invest in a company, which of the following companies would you choose? On a separate sheet of paper, draw and complete a table like the previous one. Round to the nearest whole number. Then draw a circle graph.

Math at Home

Today I explored a Web site that showed how students answered survey questions about allowances and investing. I found out that _________ percent of the students spend all their allowance right away. As part of a circle graph, I showed this percent as ___________ degrees.

You can find out more about this topic by asking your teacher or parents to show you other Web sites.