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Buying and Selling

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Buying and Selling

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🛒 Part 1: Shopping Problems

1. Sarah wants to buy an apple for $3 and a banana for $2. How much money does she need in total?

Total cost: $______

2. Tom has $10. He buys a toy car for $7. How much change will he get?

Change: $______

3. Which costs more?

A book for $8

A pencil for $3

4. Emma buys 3 stickers. Each sticker costs $1. What is the total cost?

Total cost: $______

💰 Part 2: Money Transactions

5. Complete the number sentence for this transaction:

Jake buys a sandwich for $5 and juice for $3.

$5 + $3 = $______

6. Lisa gives the shopkeeper $15 for items that cost $12. Complete the number sentence:

$15 - $12 = $______

7. Circle all the ways you could pay for a $6 toy:

Six $1 coins

One $5 note and one $1 coin

One $10 note

Three $2 coins

8. Draw or write how you would solve this problem:

Ben has $20. He buys a ball for $8 and a book for $5. How much money does he have left?

Money left: $______

🏪 Part 3: Your Shop

9. Create your own shop problem. Fill in the prices and solve:

I want to buy a __________ for $______ and a __________ for $______.

The total cost is $______.

10. Explain in your own words: When do we use addition in buying and selling?
11. Explain in your own words: When do we use subtraction in buying and selling?

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