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MoolaH!
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
Purchased a big
screen television
for the price of
$562.89 and a new
collection of 11
DVDS at a cost of
$9.99 each.
Found a crisp, new
twenty dollar bill
on the sidewalk.
Received your
paycheck in the
amount of $942.03
with a merit bonus
of $50.00.
Paid a speeding
ticket with a fine
of $250.00 and an
additional $25.43
to get your
motorcycle out
from impound.
DAY 5
DAY 6
DAY 7
DAY 8
DAY 9
A pickpocket took
your wallet that
held $23.00 cash.
Ate supper in a
seafood diner at
a cost of $42.95.
You left a five
dollar bill as a
small tip.
An emergency
room visit for
food poisoning
cost you $1,017.88
in total medical
bills—including
the ambulance
ride.
A wealthy relative
passed away you
hardly knew. She
left inheritance
of $6,000. But,
legal fees to
settle her estate
total $5,732.25.
You went grocery
shopping and
spent $173.90.
Luckily, you had
coupons that
reduced this
price by $15.75.
DAY 10
DAY 11
DAY 12
DAY 13
DAY 14
It took 17 gallons
of gasoline to
fill up your car’s
tank at a rate of
$3.37 per gallon.
You had to bail a
friend out of jail.
The fee was $400.
The cost of
taking a date to a
movie is $65.86.
You luck out when
your date agrees
to split the cost
with you.
Your sofa
cushions produce
two dimes, one
nickel, and three
quarters.
You scratch off
the surface of a
lottery ticket and
win a prize in the
amount of $140.
DAY 15
DAY 16
DAY 17
DAY 18
DAY 19
You pay your bills:
$43.27 for natural
gas, $107.82 for
electricity, $20.11
for sanitation,
and $62.99 for
cable.
You give $5.32 to a
homeless man
who lives outside
your apartment
complex.
Your paycheck
this week is a
little less than
you expected:
$877.93.
You loan your
mom threehundred dollars
so that she can
get some dental
work done.
You buy a new
video game you’ve
been dying to
play. It’s price
was $59.95 with
$2.21 tax.
DAY 20
DAY 21
DAY 22
DAY 23
DAY 24
Treating yourself
to an ice cream
sundae after
work sets you
back a total of
$9.93.
A local blood
bank happily
accepts your
bodily fluids and
gives you $53.12
of income.
That new chair
looks great in
your living room.
But, was it really
worth $657.32?
You put a ten
dollar bill in the
collection plate
at church during
the service.
You sell some
old stuff at a
garage sale—
taking in $97.34 in
cash. But, the ad
in the paper cost
you $100.00.
DAY 25
DAY 26
DAY 27
DAY 28
DAY 29
Holes in your
pockets cause
you to lose a one
dollar coin and
five pennies.
A friend pays you
the $1,287.15 he
owed you.
Time to pay your
rent. You think
that $650.00 is a
lot of money for
such a tiny living
space.
Front row seats
at a popular
concert tour
empty $325.00
from your
account.
This time your
date has you pay
for everything.
You spent $21.84
on taxi fare and
three times as
much on an
expensive dinner.
DAY 30
DAY 31
Remaining Balance
Profit or Loss?
Profit/Loss Amount:
You get a great
deal on a pair of
designer shoes.
At full price, they
run $234.50. But,
you bought them
on sale for
$45.00 less.
You really like
months when you
receive three
paychecks. This
one earned you a
nice chunk of
change: $1,390.14.
Opening Checking
Account Balance:
$4,892.81
© Mason Education – Moolah! 1
Balance your checking account this month by subtracting money spent from, and adding funds gained to, the beginning total.
Answer Key:
Remaining Balance = $4702.03
Loss
Loss Amount = $190.78
Overview of MOOLAH! MATH:
Moolah! Math Computation Practice exercises give your students an enjoyable way to receive a bit more
experience with the act of computation, in general. Each activity is in the form of a monthly calendar of
expenses and income. Your students begin the fictitious month with a specific balance in their checkbooks,
and endeavor to arrive at the correct ending balance, after having gone through the month, and adjusted
that starting figure in terms of debits and credits. These unique activities are the epitome of real-world,
multi-step word problems, and can serve as one of the most enjoyable enrichment math exercises, in
which your students will partake.
Readability Level:
This sample of Moolah! Math is not leveled in terms of readability, as it contains text too sparse for
proper leveling. It is suggested for use with the following grade levels:
Grade Level
Lexile
Guided Reading
DRA
Reading Recovery
K
BR-100L
A-B
A, 1-3
A, B, 1-3
1
0L-300L
C-I
4-16
4-16
2
150L-450L
J-M
18-28
18-20
3
300L-650L
N-P
30-38
22-24
4
450L-800L
Q-S
40
26
5
550L-900L
T-V
40-50
28
6
650L-1000L
W-Y
N/A
30
7
700L-1050L
Z
N/A
32
8
800L-1100L
Z
N/A
34
Common Core Alignment:
The math problem sets in Moolah! Math address multiple standards in the the Common Core State
Standards for your grade level, including 3NBTB4, 4NBTB4, 3OAA1, 3NBTA3, 4NBTB5, 5NBTB5, 3OAA2,
4NBTB6, 5NBTB6, 6NSB2, 3OAA3, 4OAA2, 3OAD8, 4OAA3, 3MDD8, 4MDA2, 3MDA1, 5NBTA3,
5NBTB7, 6NSB3, 4NFB3D, 4NFB4C, 5NFA2, 5NFB3, 5NFB6, 6RPA3, 7RPA3, and 6SPB5C. Yet, these
materials may apply to more. Please reference the standards directly for additional correlation.
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