Compound Interest Financial Literacy Digital Algebra Escape Room Activity

An engaging math escape room for reviewing compound interest. Students must unlock 5 locks by answering 20 questions related to compound interest. Questions are grouped 4 per puzzle, resulting in five 4-letter codes that will unlock all 5 locks.

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Questions include:

• identify the parts of a compound interest equation
• calculate the end A value of a compounding account
• calculate the interest accrued in a compounding account
• questions include interest accruing annually, quarterly, monthly, daily

The entire activity is housed in one GOOGLE Form. There are no links to outside websites. The 4-letter codes are set with answer validation so that students cannot move to the next puzzle until they enter the correct code. Includes answer key.

To add the digital escape room to your Google Drive: please open the PDF and click the button on page 3.

A printable PDF version has also been added to the file. Students can work in groups, each group starting at a different puzzle. Once done, students check the NEXT STEP box for which puzzle to visit next.