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Grade 9-12
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Activity

Costs of Owning a Car

Time: 20 mins,
Updated: December 28 2021,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Recognize the costs associated with owning a car, truck or other vehicle.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Concepts

Markets and Prices

In this personal finance activity, students will identify the various costs of owning a vehicle.

Resources

Procedure

This is an individual activity where students will review the costs associated with buying and owning a car, truck, or other vehicle. To complete this activity, students need to follow the directions below:

  1. Watch the video The True Cost of a Car
  2. Answer the questions in the Owning a Car Quiz or answer them in the ReadyAssessments Activity
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