Name: _____________________________

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Circle your class:

Marketplace Budget

SHOW

ALL OF YOUR WORK

What is your monthly income (if you are employed)?____________ What is your daily income?___________

Do you have any assets you can use to make money?_____________________ How much?_____________

How much does your housing cost per month?_________ How much do you need to make per day to afford
it?__________

How many dependents do you have? ________

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Can any of them provide income? How much per day?

You need to purchase enough food (with enough calories) for each of your dependents and yourself. Using
the price list on the board and knowing that an average person needs to eat around 2,100 calories per day
to maintain their weight, make a grocery list to take to the market with you tomorrow. You must provide
more than one type of food and include water.
Item

Calories

Cost

Totals
Write an equation that shows that you will have enough food in calories to feed your family and yourself
using the total from the chart.

Write an equation that shows the food cost using the total from the chart and your income plus any money
made from assets. If your answer is negative, what does that mean?