GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 1
Communities, civics & government
Study each lesson in order, or choose the idea you need today.
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Economics & civic choices
Compare choices within a public budget
Apply an invented budget constraint and separate numerical feasibility from value judgments.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
A council has 100 tokens. Lighting costs 60 and benches cost 30. Can it fund both without exceeding the budget?
Show answer & explanation
Yes; the total is 90 tokens.
60 + 30 = 90, leaving 10 tokens.
Curriculum & source notes
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