Money Math
Financial Literacy Vocabulary
What does it stand for?
Credit and Credit Scores
True or False
100

Jan has $50.00 in her pocket.  Jane buy's a T-shirt for $23.98. How much change will Jane receive back after making this purchase?

Please show your work. 


  $26.02

100

This word begins with the letter, "b " and means

 the money you presently have in your bank account.

 Answer: balance 

100

ATM 



Automatic Teller Machine

100

A 500-credit score is considered poor or fair?

     Poor

100

A credit card has a monthly bill, and a debit card does not. 

True

200

Tiffany bought a coat for $90.00. If received a discount for 10% off the coat. How much is the coat after the discount is applied?

Please show your work

$80.00

200

This world begins with the letter "D" and is used to describe when you add money to your bank account. 


       Deposit

200

IRA

Individual Retirement Account 

200

Sue has a 751 FICO-credit score. What kind of credit does Sue have?


A) Fair

B) Good

C) Very Good

D) Excellent

E) Poor

  

C) Very Good

200

There are 14 digits in a credit card number.





   False. There are 16 digits. 

300



Tyrone bought 2 coats from Macy's for$ 45.00 and $47.00. What is the average coast of the coast?


Please show your work. 

Answer:   $ 46.00



300


Which of the following definitions is used to describe a budget? 

A) a gift of money or goods to help people or a group.

B) something given to someone who helps a person or a business

C)  a plan for earning and spending money

D) the movement of money or goods from one person to another

  C. A plan for earning and spending money

300

ROI

Return on Investment 


The profit or loss made on an investment, calculated as a percentage of the cost.

300


What is the highest credit score that you can achieve? 



  850

300
A mortgage is a loan to buy a home.

TRUE

400

Solve:


  $4.75

x     12

_____________

$57

400

This word begins with the letter, "I" and means:

Money received from work, investments, or other sources.

Income

400

DTI

Debt to income ratio


Percentage of gross monthly income used to pay debts.

400

The lowest possible FICO credit score is ____.


 Answer: 300

400

You can withdrawal money from a C.D. anytime without a penalty. 

Withdrawing money early typically results in fees, usually a portion of interest earned.

500

Sam bought the following items from ACME:


1. Bacon: $3.99

2. Bread: $2.99

3. Case of Water: $2.73

4. Butter: $ 2.99


Calculate the total cost of the grocies. If Sam reieve a $20% discount, how much money did he spend it total?


 Total cost groceries: $12.70 x 0.20= $2.54


   $12.70 - $2.54 = $10.16


Answer: $10.16

500

This word begins with the letter, "D" and means:


Spreading investments across different assets to reduce risk. 

     Diversification




500

CD

Answer: Certificate of Deposit

A certificate of deposit (CD) is a savings account that holds a fixed amount of money for a fixed period of time, such as six months, one year, or five years, and in exchange, the issuing bank pays interest.

500

Problem:

Maria has a credit score of 720. After missing two credit card payments, her score drops by 45 points. The next month, she pays all her bills on time, and her score increases by 20 points.

Question:

What is Maria’s new credit score?

Answer = 695

  1. Start with 720.
  1. Subtract 45:

720−45=675 

  1. Add 20:

675+20=695

500

Is the following statement true or false?

Interest is the extra amount of money you pay when borrowing, or the extra amount you earn when saving or investing.

  Answer: True