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Money Budgeting Challenge

You are helping organise a class picnic. Use the price list to make careful spending choices. Show your working for calculations. All prices are in New Zealand dollars.

Item

Price

Sandwich

$4.50

Juice

$2.20

Apple

$1.30

Muffin

$3.10

Water

$1.00

Build your budget

Use the picnic stall price list above.

1.Zoe has $10.00. She buys a sandwich and a juice. What is the total cost, and how much money does she have left?

2.Choose the correct total for one muffin and two apples.

$4.40
$5.70
$5.00
$6.10

3.Luca pays $10.00 for a muffin and a juice. How much change should he receive?

4.Arjun has a $7.00 budget and wants a sandwich. Which extra item can she buy without going over budget: juice, muffin, or water? Give the total cost.

5.True or false: Two juices and one apple cost less than $6.00. Work out the total to check.

TrueFalse

Make thoughtful choices

A budget is a plan for how to use a set amount of money.

6.Match each shopping plan to its total cost. Plan A: one sandwich and one water. Plan B: one muffin and one juice. Plan C: two apples and one water.

Plan A
Plan B
Plan C

$5.30
$3.60
$5.50

7.Nathan has $12.00 to spend. He wants one sandwich and one muffin. What is the greatest number of juices he can add and stay within his budget? How much will he spend?

8.A picnic group has $15.00. They buy two sandwiches, two juices, and one muffin. Calculate the total and the money left over.

9.You have $8.00 for a picnic snack. Choose at least two different items from the price list without spending more than $8.00. Write your choices, total cost, and money left.

10.You have saved $2.50 each week for four weeks. Is that enough to buy two muffins? Show how you know.