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Money Column Addition Practice

Add the money amounts using column addition. Keep the decimal points aligned. For estimate questions, round each price to the nearest whole dollar first.

Column Addition

1.A toastie costs $5.65, a smoothie costs $3.80 and a pear costs $1.45. What is the total cost?

2.A sketchbook costs $14.75, a marker costs $2.95 and a glue stick costs $3.60. Find the total cost.

3.Add $17.85, $6.70 and $4.95.

4.A family orders a shared meal costing $21.75, a salad for $8.60, two drinks costing $3.45 each, and a dessert for $7.90. What is the bill total?

Estimate and Calculate

Round each item to the nearest whole dollar to estimate. Then add the exact prices.

5.At a bookshop, a novel costs $8.65, a bookmark costs $2.40 and a notebook costs $5.85. Give an estimate using rounded prices, then find the exact total.

6.A lunch order includes a wrap for $6.35, a yoghurt for $2.75 and a fruit cup for $3.50. Estimate by rounding each price to the nearest dollar, then calculate the exact total.

7.A sports shop sells a skipping rope for $9.45, a cap for $13.70 and a pair of socks for $7.85. Estimate by rounding each price to the nearest dollar, then calculate the exact total.

Money Problems

8.Manaia buys a set of coloured pencils for $10.85, a pad of paper for $6.70 and a small frame for $12.95. How much does she spend altogether? Show your column addition.

9.At the school tuck shop, Arlo buys a sandwich for $5.25, a milk for $2.80 and a muesli bar for $1.65. He pays with a $20 note. How much change does he receive?

10.Why should the decimal points be kept in a straight line when adding prices?