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Decimal Shopping Challenge
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Decimal Shopping Challenge
Add and subtract money amounts. Keep the decimal points lined up, and write each answer in dollars and cents.
Shopping Calculations
Work out the cost or change for each shop purchase.
1.A bag of apples costs $3.65 and a loaf of bread costs $2.80. What is the total cost?
2.Talia buys a drink for $4.35 and pays with a $10 note. How much change should she receive?
3.A cheese roll costs $5.75 and a fruit cup costs $3.48. Find the total price.
4.Hana has $18.20. He spends $9.65 on groceries. How much money remains?
Shopping Problems
Read each situation carefully and show how you worked it out.
5.Ari wants to buy a sketchpad for $4.25, a pencil set for $2.60 and an eraser for $1.35. Ari has $8.00. Is that enough money?
- Yes, there is enough; the items cost $8.20.
- No, there is not enough; the items cost $8.20.
6.Isla buys a kite for $13.75 and a ball for $6.85. He pays with a $20 note and a $5 note. How much change does he get?
Explain and Create
Use what you know about adding and subtracting decimal money amounts.
7.Make up a shopping problem using two different items priced in dollars and cents. Write an equation and solve it.
8.Explain how lining up decimal points helps when adding or subtracting two money amounts.
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