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Making Change Practice

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Making Change Practice

Cash register and money illustration

💰 Part 1: Simple Change Problems

1. You buy a toy for $3. You pay with $5. How much change do you get?

$1

$2

$3

$8

2. A book costs $7. You give the cashier $10. What is your change?

$2

$3

$4

$17

3. You pay $20 for a game that costs $15. How much change should you receive?

$4

$5

$6

$35

4. A sandwich costs $6. You pay with $8. Your change is ______.

Answer: $ _______

🛒 Part 2: Shopping Scenarios

5. At the store, you buy:

• A notebook for $4

• You pay with $10

Show your work to find the change:

6. Maria buys a shirt for $12. She gives the cashier $20. Calculate her change and explain how you found your answer:
7. Fill in the missing amounts:

Item cost: $9

Money paid: $ _______

Change received: $6

8. Circle all the correct change amounts:

Problem: Buy a $14 item with $20

$6

$4

$34

Six dollars

🎯 Part 3: Challenge Problems

9. Jake has $25. He buys a video game for $18. How much money does he have left?
10. Complete this change-making problem:

Cost of item: $13

Money given: $20

Change = $20 - $13 = $ _______

11. Explain in your own words how to calculate change when shopping:

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