Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Solving Word Questions
A tutorial that explains how to solve word problems. It points out key words that signal operations or what is being measured, and wording that is confusing and needs to be simplified. Presents lots of examples, both simple and complex,...
BBC
Bbc World Service: Figure It Out: Math and the Money Market
The learning activity investigates how math can be used in the real world. The resource shows examples of how math can be used in the stock market.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Middle Years Word Problems: 1999
An archived collection of real-life word problems for middle school pupils, several of which involve money. Other problems focus on distance or time.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Online Money Game
An online money game where students can practice solving word problems that involve money.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Subtracting Money Game
Do you understand the concept of money enough to be able to subtract monetary amounts? This game has a virtual cash drawer where students pull the amount to answer the word problem.