You’ve earned some money — now what to do with it? Students learn basic financial tips while solving these math-related problems.

In “Saving and Investing” (grades 5–8), an online learning activity from Scholastic’s Math Hunt series, students learn about earning interest, savings bonds, and more, while researching the answers to these real-world math problems.

In addition to challenging students’ reading comprehension skills, “Saving and Investing” tests their addition and subtraction “math hunting” skills:

Sample Question:

It's never too early to start saving for college! If you were to save $20 every month in an account that earned 7% interest, how much would you have after ten years of saving?

a.     $340

b.     $3900

c.     $3461

Learning Objectives

By participating in Math Hunt, students will:

• Practice problem-solving skills from the grade 5–8 math curriculum
• Explore topics from the grades 5–8 science and social studies curriculum
• Learn basic Internet research skills
• Develop an understanding of the construction of standardized test questions and multiple-choice answers

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