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Pigs
Go to Market (Fun
with Math and Shopping) by Amy Axelrod Summary: Mrs. Pig and her family go to the supermarket to purchase Halloween candy for the party. Luckily, Mrs. Pig was awarded a five-minute shopping spree and could purchase a variety of goods.
Definition: A good is an object people want that they can touch or hold. A service is an action that a person does for someone else. Comprehension Questions: Describe the economic wants of Mrs. Pig as she went to the store. (She wanted Halloween candy for the party she was having.) Was her want a good or a service? (good) What other goods
did she want when she was given a free shopping spree? Explain why even the shopping spree couldn't satisfy all her wants. (Her family ate all the candy on the car ride home and didn't have any left for the party.) Other
Concepts: Economic Wants, Scarcity, Producers, Consumers,
Market
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