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School Fruit Stall Investigation

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School Fruit Stall Investigation

Fruit stall with apples, bananas and kiwifruit

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To

Plan and calculate purchases within a budget using addition, subtraction and money skills.

📋 Success Criteria

I can choose a budget level that suits me

I can calculate the total cost of my fruit purchases

I can stay within my budget

I can show my mathematical thinking clearly

🥝 The Fruit Stall Challenge

1. Choose your budget level:

Level 1: $10 budget (Apples $1, Bananas $2, Kiwifruit $3)

Level 2: $50 budget (Apples $2.50, Bananas $3.20, Kiwifruit $4.00)

2. Plan your fruit purchases in the table below:

My Budget: $______


🍏 Apples: _____ items/kg × $_____ = $_____


🍌 Bananas: _____ items/kg × $_____ = $_____


🥝 Kiwifruit: _____ items/kg × $_____ = $_____


Total Cost: $_____


Money Left Over: $_____

3. How many pieces of fruit do you have altogether?
4. Can you find a different combination that also works within your budget?

Alternative Plan:


🍏 Apples: _____ items/kg × $_____ = $_____


🍌 Bananas: _____ items/kg × $_____ = $_____


🥝 Kiwifruit: _____ items/kg × $_____ = $_____


Total Cost: $_____

🌟 Extension Activities

5. For Advanced Learners: What fraction or percentage of your money did you spend on each type of fruit?
6. Create a simple bar graph showing how much you spent on each fruit type:
7. Reflection: Explain your fruit choices. Why did you buy more of some fruits than others?

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