What is the What is the Cost?Cost?

How much money do you think

is spent on tobacco?

ObjectiveObjective• Students will be able to

calculate the cost of using tobacco. • After students have done the

calculations, they will then brainstorm what they could buy instead of tobacco products.

The Average SmokerThe Average Smoker• John Doe is a smoker.

He smokes a pack and a half a day.

• How much will John spend over the course of his lifetime?

• A pack of cigarettes contains 20 cigarettes and cost $4.50/pk.

• What is the daily, weekly, monthly and annual cost to John.

• a lifetime of use = 60 years?

The Average SmokerThe Average Smoker• John Doe is a smoker. He smokes a

pack and a half a day. o 30 cigarettes

• How much will John spend over the course of his lifetime?

• A pack of cigarettes contains 20 cigarettes and cost $4.50/pk.o $6.75 for 30 cigarettes

• What is the daily, weekly, monthly and annual cost to John.o Daily = $6.75o Weekly = $6.75 x 7 = $47.25o Monthly = $6.75 x 30 =

$202.50o Yearly = $6.75 x 365 =

$2463.75

• a lifetime of use = 60 years?o ($6.75 x 365) x 60 =

$147,825.00