Interest Explained: Simple, Compound and APR Escape Room
by Creouts Publishing © 2026
Price: $3 USD
Subjects: finance
Grades: 9,10,11,12,15
Description
STEP 2 of Run the Numbers Before You Sign (Teen and Adult Money), after Step 1 (Budget and Emergency Fund). Also in the series bundle. A self-checking interest escape room for Grades 9-12, adult beginners and homeschool. A made-up worker, Kai, compares ways to pay and 4 doors are locked. Each answer gives a code letter; classic slips (one year instead of all, simple instead of compound, APR as a monthly rate) land on other letters. 28 cards, 20 scored. WHAT IT TEACHES Simple interest and the total to repay, monthly payments, compound interest year by year, APR and the monthly rate, fees and total cost, paying over time vs now, and what-ifs (a 2-point rate rise, saving first). Ends with an unscored think-it-through card. HOW IT WORKS - Each room opens with a learn card. 16 clue cards (type or tap), 4 door codes. - Boom scores every answer at once; two tap-to-show hints per question. For general education only. Not financial, legal or tax advice. All people, lenders, prices and rates are made up. Rules, rates and costs differ by country and change over time. For decisions about your own money, speak to a licensed professional. ACCURACY Answers checked by our own software and by AI test solves from the cards alone. Not tested with a class. No process is perfect; if you spot an error, please tell us through the store's feedback. HOW IT WAS MADE Text written with AI assistance and fact-checked. All images are drawn in code; no AI image generators were used. No sound.
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Text font: Atkinson Hyperlegible, (c) Braille Institute of America, SIL Open Font License 1.1.