Real-Life Math -- Solution
As soon as you finish these calculations, you can head back to the courts:
Part A
You want to know the facility rental rate. You are charged 25 percent of $3,000 per day.
$3,000 x 0.25 = $750 per day
Because the camp runs for 5 days, you multiply $750 by 5.
$750 x 5 = $3,750
It will cost $3,750 to rent the gyms for 5 days.
Part B
The next step is calculating staff wages. You hired 1 instructor for every 8 children. There are 240 campers. How many instructors are there?
240 / 8 = 30 instructors
The instructors each get paid $400, so you multiply 30 by 400.
30 x $400 = $12,000
The total wages work out to $12,000.
Part C
Add up all the miscellaneous items including clothing ($2,300), awards ceremony ($400) and advertising and promotion ($4,000):
$2,300 + $400 + $4,000 = $6,700
The sum of parts A, B, and C will tell you the cost of the entire camp.
$3,750 + $12,000 + $6,700 = $22,450
"The math I do is fairly basic," says Trix Baker. Baker is a director at a basketball camp. "But I do need to be comfortable with numbers."