Budget Master
STORY INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Budget Madness! đ Your best friend is graduating, and youâve been chosen as the official Party Planner 𼳠Thereâs just one problem⌠đ° Their parents have given you a strict budget of $1000 to plan the entire party. That means everythingâvenue, food, decorations, and entertainmentâmust fit within this limit. As you make decisions, youâll need to build and update an inequality to make sure you donât go over budget. â ď¸ Be careful! Prices can change, surprise events may happen, and every choice matters. đŻ Your goal: Plan an amazing party while updating your inequality along the way and solving for the variable. đ Click the arrow to choose your party venue!
Alright, itâs time to make your first big decision! What kind of party do you want to throw? Would you rather have a fun backyard bash or go all out with a fancy ballroom party? Here are your options: if you choose the backyard bash, thereâs no cost for the venue. But if you go with the ballroom, it will cost $150 per hour to rent!
How well do you know your friend?
Nice, youâve got your party setting in mindânow letâs talk about the music! Would you rather create your own playlist or hire a DJ to keep the energy up? Here are your options: if you use a playlist, it wonât cost you anything. But if you hire a DJ, it will cost $50 per hour!
How well do you know your friend?
Nice choice going with a playlistâgreat way to save some money! But heads up: the event coordinator just let you know thereâs an additional $110 cleaning fee that wasnât included before. Thatâs coming out of your budget đŹ Now onto the next decision: food! Would you rather have the party catered or make homemade food? Here are your options: catering will cost a one time cost of $300, while homemade food will cost a one time fee $120 for groceries.
How well do you know your friend?
You picked the Catering!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many hours you can host Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
You picked the homemade food!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many hours you can host Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
Nice choice going with a DJâyour party is going to have great energy!! And good news: Chloeâs grandmother, Deborah, just contributed to the graduation party budget! You just received an extra $200 đ Now onto the next decision: food! Would you rather have the party catered or make homemade food? Here are your options: catering will cost a one time cost of $300, while homemade food will cost $120 for the groceries.
How well do you know your friend?
You picked the Catering!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many hours you can host Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
You picked the homemade food!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many hours you can host Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
I see you picked a backyard bash!! That is a great choice to save some money to use for other things! Now here is another chocie for you. Would you rather have BBQ food at this party or some yummy local pizza? Here are your prices! If you choose to eat BBQ food, you will spend $7 per guest and if you choose to provide pizza, you will spend $9 per guest!
How well do you know your friend?
Another great choice! Chloe LOVES BBQ. Oh wait! Oh no, The weather forecast is calling for rain and you'll need to rent a tent! You just lost $120 to rent a tent for the backyard bash. And ANOTHER decision needs to be made. A graudation party needs some fun activities. You must decide if you want to provide a photobooth that would cost $100 or buy some fun yard games that would cost $50.
How well do you know your friend?
You picked the photobooth!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many guests you can invite to Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
You picked the yard games!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many guests you can invite to Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
Another great choice! Chloe really does enjoy pizza. I mean who wouldn't! Oh but wait! A pizza place sponsors Chloe's graduation party because they want exposure for a new deal! They reimburse part of your food cost based on attendance. They give you $3 per guest! And ANOTHER decision needs to be made. A graudation party needs some fun activities. You must decide if you want to provide a photobooth that would cost $100 or buy some fun yard games that would cost $50.
How well do you know your friend?
You picked the photobooth!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many guests you can invite to Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
You picked the yard games!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many guests you can invite to Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
Catering
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
EXIT
Homemade
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Catering
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Homemade
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Photobooth
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Yard Games
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Photobooth
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Yard Games
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Congratulations! Your smart budgeting and decision-making paid off. You managed to stay within budget while creating the perfect graduation party for your friend. Theyâre going to love every part of it! Thanks for playing!
Budget Master
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Created on April 16, 2026
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Transcript
Budget Master
STORY INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Budget Madness! đ Your best friend is graduating, and youâve been chosen as the official Party Planner 𼳠Thereâs just one problem⌠đ° Their parents have given you a strict budget of $1000 to plan the entire party. That means everythingâvenue, food, decorations, and entertainmentâmust fit within this limit. As you make decisions, youâll need to build and update an inequality to make sure you donât go over budget. â ď¸ Be careful! Prices can change, surprise events may happen, and every choice matters. đŻ Your goal: Plan an amazing party while updating your inequality along the way and solving for the variable. đ Click the arrow to choose your party venue!
Alright, itâs time to make your first big decision! What kind of party do you want to throw? Would you rather have a fun backyard bash or go all out with a fancy ballroom party? Here are your options: if you choose the backyard bash, thereâs no cost for the venue. But if you go with the ballroom, it will cost $150 per hour to rent!
How well do you know your friend?
Nice, youâve got your party setting in mindânow letâs talk about the music! Would you rather create your own playlist or hire a DJ to keep the energy up? Here are your options: if you use a playlist, it wonât cost you anything. But if you hire a DJ, it will cost $50 per hour!
How well do you know your friend?
Nice choice going with a playlistâgreat way to save some money! But heads up: the event coordinator just let you know thereâs an additional $110 cleaning fee that wasnât included before. Thatâs coming out of your budget đŹ Now onto the next decision: food! Would you rather have the party catered or make homemade food? Here are your options: catering will cost a one time cost of $300, while homemade food will cost a one time fee $120 for groceries.
How well do you know your friend?
You picked the Catering!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many hours you can host Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
You picked the homemade food!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many hours you can host Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
Nice choice going with a DJâyour party is going to have great energy!! And good news: Chloeâs grandmother, Deborah, just contributed to the graduation party budget! You just received an extra $200 đ Now onto the next decision: food! Would you rather have the party catered or make homemade food? Here are your options: catering will cost a one time cost of $300, while homemade food will cost $120 for the groceries.
How well do you know your friend?
You picked the Catering!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many hours you can host Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
You picked the homemade food!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many hours you can host Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
I see you picked a backyard bash!! That is a great choice to save some money to use for other things! Now here is another chocie for you. Would you rather have BBQ food at this party or some yummy local pizza? Here are your prices! If you choose to eat BBQ food, you will spend $7 per guest and if you choose to provide pizza, you will spend $9 per guest!
How well do you know your friend?
Another great choice! Chloe LOVES BBQ. Oh wait! Oh no, The weather forecast is calling for rain and you'll need to rent a tent! You just lost $120 to rent a tent for the backyard bash. And ANOTHER decision needs to be made. A graudation party needs some fun activities. You must decide if you want to provide a photobooth that would cost $100 or buy some fun yard games that would cost $50.
How well do you know your friend?
You picked the photobooth!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many guests you can invite to Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
You picked the yard games!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many guests you can invite to Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
Another great choice! Chloe really does enjoy pizza. I mean who wouldn't! Oh but wait! A pizza place sponsors Chloe's graduation party because they want exposure for a new deal! They reimburse part of your food cost based on attendance. They give you $3 per guest! And ANOTHER decision needs to be made. A graudation party needs some fun activities. You must decide if you want to provide a photobooth that would cost $100 or buy some fun yard games that would cost $50.
How well do you know your friend?
You picked the photobooth!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many guests you can invite to Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
You picked the yard games!!
Now that you have made your series of choices, finalize and solve your inequality to find out how many guests you can invite to Chloe's graduation party for!
Click here to choose your final answer!
Catering
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
EXIT
Homemade
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Catering
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Homemade
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Photobooth
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Yard Games
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Photobooth
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Yard Games
EXIT
How did it go? Try playing again by clicking on the house and explore different choices. Compare your outcomesâwhat changed? Which option do you prefer most?
Congratulations! Your smart budgeting and decision-making paid off. You managed to stay within budget while creating the perfect graduation party for your friend. Theyâre going to love every part of it! Thanks for playing!