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Course project

Everyday Math: Prices, Percents, and Pay. Do this after Lesson 5. About 30 to 45 minutes.

This is where you show you can do what the course promised. Build your project in the builder below. The site checks each rubric row and tells you what to fix. Your certificate needs this step and a passed Posttest.

Capstone rubric

The site checks each part. A row passes when your work matches Ready. You need all six rows.

Part	Not yet	Getting there	Ready
Unit prices	None.	Two or three items.	Five items, two sizes each, unit price shown.
Better buy	Not picked.	Picked, no reason.	Picked for each item by lower unit price.
Gross pay check	Not done.	Done, with a math slip.	Hours times rate, done right.
Net pay check	Not done.	Deductions added.	Deductions added and subtracted from gross.
Error found	Not found.	Found, no next step.	Found, with what to tell payroll.
Estimate	None.	A guess.	Rounded total for one shopping list.

Compare your capstone: example answers

These are made up examples. Compare your work row by row.

A strong example

Unit prices: 5 items, 2 sizes each, each unit price shown, like cereal 12 oz $3.60 = 30 cents an ounce vs 18 oz $4.50 = 25 cents an ounce.
Better buy circled for each, by the lower unit price.
Gross pay: 40 hours times $12 = $480.
Net pay: deductions added, then subtracted from gross.
Error: Social Security shows $36. 480 times 0.062 is $29.76. I will tell payroll the amount and ask for a fix.
Estimate: rounded list total about $34.

A weak example, with feedback

Weak: Better buy: the big box, because big is cheaper. Why and how to fix: No unit price, and the reason is a guess. Divide price by size for both.
Weak: Error: something looks off. Why and how to fix: Name the line, the right amount, and what you will tell payroll.
Weak: Estimate: about $30, no work shown. Why and how to fix: Round each price to the nearest dollar and add them.

Fix it and try again

For each row that says Not yet, read the feedback above, go back to the lesson for that part, and fix it. Then press Check my project again. You can do this as many times as you want.

End of course self check

Mark how sure you feel about each goal. This is not a grade, and it does not change your certificate.

I can...	1 = not yet, 2 = with notes, 3 = on my own
Find a unit price and the better buy.	1 2 3
Work out a sale price, a tip, and tax.	1 2 3
Read and check a pay stub.	1 2 3
Estimate a total before I pay.	1 2 3
Measure and convert for a home task.	1 2 3

Build your course project

Build your project here, step by step. When you are ready, press Check my project. The site checks each rubric row for you and tells you exactly what to fix. Fix it and check again as many times as you need. When every row passes, your project is complete, and you can download or print it.

Your answers save in this browser as you type. Nothing is sent to BMU. Files you upload stay on your device; the site only reads their name, type, size, and length. The checks test what a page can test: the parts, the math, and your choices. They cannot see what you do offline, so do the real steps too.

Part A. Five items, two sizes each

Use your real shopping list or a store website. Unit price is price divided by size. Round unit prices to the cent.

Your five items

Use the same unit for both sizes, like ounces.

Item	Size A	Price A	Unit price A	Size B	Price B	Unit price B	Better buy

Part B. Check the practice pay stub

Practice pay stub (made up)
Line	Shows
Hours worked	32
Rate	$15.50 an hour
Gross pay	$480.00
Federal income tax	$35.00
Social Security	$30.75
Medicare	$7.19
Net pay	$407.06

Gross pay should be (hours times rate)

Net pay should be (gross minus the three deductions)

Which line has the error?

What you would tell payroll

Part C. Estimate

Round the price of each better buy to the nearest dollar and add them. Your estimate:

Rubric rows

Unit prices: Not checked yet
Better buy: Not checked yet
Gross pay check: Not checked yet
Net pay check: Not checked yet
Error found: Not checked yet
Estimate: Not checked yet

Your finished project

Next up

Take the Posttest if you have not yet. When both are done, get your Certificate of Completion. It says you passed its Posttest and completed the course project.