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Grade 6-8, 9-12
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Saving and Investing Blitz

Updated: December 16 2020,
Author: barrel jason
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Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Credit, Economic Institutions, Financial Markets, Interest, Investing
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In this game, students will be asked a series of multiple choice questions. The longer it takes to answer, the less the question is worth. If they take too long, it won’t be worth anything!

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