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Monday, June 7th, 2021

 Hire Purchase refers to purchasing an item through a series of installments. 


Write:

(e.g) The deposit on an item is $325. If there are 6 monthly payments of $56, calculate the total Hire Purchase price.


Step 1: Multiply the installments by the length of time.

                    56 x 6 = $336

Step 2: Add the deposit to the total installments

                    $336 + $325 = $661


1. Kyarra wants to buy Bluetooth headphones. She must make a deposit of $38.10 and monthly payments of $12 for 8 months. Calculate the total HP price she must pay. 


2. Calculate the HP price a customer must pay when they make a downpayment of $450 and monthly payments of $78 for 3 months. 


3. A furniture set can be bought on hire purchase by making a deposit of $500 and making monthly installments of $75 for 9 months. Calculate the total price.


4. Damian is buying his first car. He must make a deposit of $200 and pay $45 every month for 8 months.

a. Calculate his total monthly installments.

b. Calculate the total HP price.


5. Calculate the total HP price when the deposit is $65 and monthly payments of $35 are made for 6 months.


6. 

Deposit    - $25

Monthly Payment    - $18

Time    - 11 months


7. 

Deposit    - $450

Monthly Payment    $32

Time    - 8 months         (Jazier - 1 year)


8. 

Deposit        - $ 250

Monthly Payment - $ 17

Time    - 7 months    (Jazier - 2 years)


9. 

Deposit    - $78

Monthly Payment    - $80

Time       - 9 months   (Jazier - 1 year)


10. 


Comparing Adverbs

Example: 

Trisha sings sweetly. (positive)

 She sings more sweetly than her sister (comparative) 

 However, Tia sings most sweetly than all the girls. (superlative)










Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the adverb given. 

 1. Imani runs _______________________ than his classmates. ( quickly ) 

2. Tarique threw the cricket ball ___________________ of all the boys. (far) 

3. The children skipped __________________ down the road (happy) 

4. She read the passage ____________________ the second time. (carefully ) 

5. Today’s weather is __________________ than yesterday’s. ( bad) 

6. The audience clapped ________________ after the opening performance. ( loudly) 

7. The grievances were outlined _______________during the last meeting.( clearly)

 8. ___________ of the flour was used for cakes than for patties. (much) 

9. Christine sings _______________________ than her sister. (beautifully)

 10. Your song sounds _______________ with music . ( good) 

11. I have decided to attend church _________________ than I did before. ( often) 

12. Raquon can read the ______________ out of all her classmates. ( well)


Choose the best word from the ones given in the brackets. 

1. Stephen can swim (good, well, best). 

 2. My mother works (hard, hardly, more hard) every day. 

3. Maia performed (better, more better, gooder) than Ciara in the Mathematics test. 

4. Don’t you think I sing (sweeter, more sweeter, more sweetly) than my sister? 

5. I usually reach school (early, earlier, more earlier) than they do. 

6. My dog barks (louder, more louder, more loudly) than my neighbour’s.

 7. Dwayne left (late, later, more later) than everyone else. 


Homework

Calculate the HP Price based on the information below


*When your time is given as years, you must change it to months.

1. 

Deposit    - $25

Monthly Payment    - $18

Time    - 11 months


2. 

Deposit    - $450

Monthly Payment    $32

Time    - 8 months


3. 

Deposit        - $ 250

Monthly Payment - $ 17

Time    - 1 year


4. 

Deposit    - $78

Monthly Payment    - $80

Time       - 2 years


5. 

Deposit    - $89

Monthly Payment    - $15

Time    - 4 years

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