MEL3EO      MATHEMATICS FOR WORK AND EVERYDAY LIFE, Workplace Preparation   

Prerequisite: Grade 9 Math, Academic or Applied, or Grade 10 Math, Essential         1 credit in Mathematics

This course leads only to MEL4EO.

This course enables students to broaden their understanding of mathematics as it is applied in the workplace and daily life.  Students will solve problems associated with earning money, paying taxes, and making purchases; apply calculations of simple and compound interest in saving, investing, and borrowing; and calculate the costs of transportation and travel in a variety of situations.  Students will consolidate their mathematical skills as they solve problems and communicate their thinking.

Students are encouraged to purchase a course workbook at a cost of $10.