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Budgets

A budget is a tool used by individuals, businesses, and governments to predict flows of money over a period of time, usually a year. A household budget lists all the sources of money for that…

A Brief History of U.S. Banking

Source: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Banking has changed in many ways through the years. Banks today offer a wider range of products and services than ever before, and deliver them…

Counterfeit Money

Source: The U.S. Secret Service Counterfeiting of money is one of the oldest crimes in history. It was a serious problem during the 19th century when banks issued their own currency. At the time of…

The New Paper Money

Source: The U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing In 1996, the United States began issuing currency with a new design and additional security features. Pre-existing security…

How Coins Are Made

Source: The U.S. MintStep 1: BlankingThe U.S. Mint buys strips of metal about 13 inches wide and 1,500 feet long to manufacture the nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, and dollar. The strips come…

Cardinal, Ordinal, and Nominal Numbers

A cardinal number tells "how many." Cardinal numbers are also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples using cardinal numbers:8 puppies14 friends Ordinal…

Factorials

The factorial of a number is the product of all the whole numbers, except zero, that are less than or equal to that number. For example, to find the factorial of 7 you would multiply together all…

Finding Volume

Cube V = a3, in which a is the length of one of the sides.Rectangular Prism V = abc, in which a is the length, b is the width, and c is the depth.Sphere V = (4πr3)/3, in which π is about 3.1416 and…

Finding Perimeter and Circumference

Perimeter The perimeter of a geometrical figure is the complete distance around that figure. To find the perimeter, simply add up the lengths of the figure's sides. Example: What is the perimeter…