Welcome to the Hotel Business: Earning Your Capital

Welcome, Future Hotel CEO!

Your Journey Begins

You've been selected to develop a world-class hotel! But first, you need Capital—the money used to start a business.

To get your loan, you must prove your skills to the Bank of Math. Accuracy is everything!

Welcome, Future Hotel CEO! You have a vision for a grand hotel, but every great building starts with one thing: Capital. Capital is the money we use to buy land, hire staff, and build our lobby. But you won't just be handed a check. You have to earn it by showing the Bank of Math that you can handle the numbers.

• Capital is the starting money for a business.
• In this game, math accuracy equals higher funding.
• The Bank of Math rewards careful calculations.

The Four Pillars of Finance

The Math Behind the Business

Running a hotel requires mastering four specific math skills:

• Addition: Tracking guest arrivals.
• Subtraction: Paying the bills.
• Multiplication: Calculating room rates.
• Division: Splitting costs and profits.

To run a successful hotel, you must master the Four Pillars of Finance. Click on each pillar to see how it keeps your hotel standing! Addition is how we track our growing guest list. More guests mean more activity! Division is how we split costs among partners or figure out the cost per guest. Subtraction is for paying the bills. Every lightbulb and towel costs money that leaves your bank. Multiplication helps you calculate room rates. If 10 rooms cost $100 each, how much total revenue do you have?

• Addition tracks growth.
• Subtraction manages expenses.
• Multiplication scales revenue.
• Division handles distribution.

The Bank Loan Challenge

Prove Your Accuracy

The bank offers $50 for every correct answer. But be careful! If you make a mistake, you are seen as 'High-Risk' and only earn $25 for that answer.

Solve the problems to see your starting capital grow.

It's time for your loan application! Solve these three problems. Watch how your bank balance changes based on your accuracy. Perfect! The bank trusts your math and rewards you with fifty dollars. Ouch. That mistake makes the bank nervous. You only receive twenty-five dollars for this one. Challenge complete! You've secured your initial seed money. Let's see how to track it.

• Accuracy impacts your loan amount.
• Correct answers = $50.
• Incorrect answers = $25.

Mastering the Ledger

Your Financial Diary

A Ledger tracks every dollar that enters or leaves your business. Without it, you'll never know if you're actually making a profit!

The 4 Columns:
1. Date
2. Description
3. Change (+/-)
4. Balance

Every professional developer uses a Ledger. It's a financial diary. Hover over the column headers to see what they track.

• A ledger is essential for tracking cash flow.
• The 'Change' column shows money in or out.
• The 'Balance' column shows your current total.

Your First Entry

Record the Loan

Drag the correct values into the ledger to record your Initial Bank Loan of $500.

Let's record your first big win. Drag the pieces of information to their correct spots in the ledger. Spot on! You've officially started your business records.

• The first entry is always the starting capital.
• Income is marked with a plus (+) sign.

The Final Funding Review

The Bank's Final Question

The bank is reviewing your application. They offer a bonus: $100 for every perfect set of 5 problems.

If you solved 15 problems and got them all right, what would your Total Bonus be? Explain your math.

The Bank Manager is impressed, but they have one final test. Calculate the bonus and explain how you got there. Good luck, CEO!

• Calculate total bonus based on sets.
• Explain mathematical reasoning.