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Party Budget Decimals

Add and subtract money amounts by lining up the decimal points. All prices are in New Zealand dollars.

Add the party prices

Work out each total. Show your calculations.

1.A party pack has balloons for $3.65, a banner for $2.45 and paper hats for $4.20. What is the total cost?

2.A snack order costs $6.85 for pizza, $3.75 for juice and $5.40 for fruit. Find the total cost.

3.Choose the correct sum of $4.70 + $2.65 + $1.85.

$8.20
$9.20
$9.10
$8.10

Keep within the budget

Use the prices given in each question to check the spending.

4.A $25.00 budget must cover a cake for $8.75, juice for $4.60 and party games for $5.25. How much money will be left?

5.A party has a budget of $24.00. Which set of items costs less than the budget? Select one.

Cake $9.20 + drinks $5.35 + decorations $7.10 = $21.65
Cake $9.20 + drinks $5.35 + decorations $10.10 = $24.65
Cake $9.20 + drinks $8.35 + decorations $7.10 = $24.65
Cake $12.20 + drinks $5.35 + decorations $7.10 = $24.65

Practise decimal addition

Line up the decimal points as you add.

6.Add $13.65 + $6.40 + $2.85.

7.Add $8.70 + $5.65 + $3.95.

8.Is this statement true or false? $4.35 + $3.50 = $7.85.

TrueFalse

9.Is this statement true or false? $7.60 + $2.45 = $10.15.

TrueFalse

10.Is this statement true or false? $6.25 + $3.40 = $9.65.

TrueFalse

11.Is this statement true or false? $8.15 + $1.95 = $10.00.

TrueFalse

Party spending problems

Read each situation and calculate the amount asked for.

12.Finn buys decorations for $7.85, food for $14.60 and small prizes for $5.75. How much does she spend altogether?

13.Nikau has $32.00 for his party. He spends $11.80 on food and $8.45 on drinks. How much money remains?

14.Match each pair of purchases to its total cost.

Balloons $2.80 + cake $9.65
Pizza $8.25 + drinks $3.75
Games $4.35 + prizes $5.20
Streamers $6.70 + music $2.45

$9.15
$9.55
$12.45
$12.00

15.A party budget is $20.00. Choose the listed purchases: a fruit cake for $6.80, balloons for $2.65, party games for $5.40 and paper plates for $1.75. What is their total, and how much remains from the budget?

16.Which method is a reliable way to check the addition $6.75 + $4.80 + $2.35?

Line up the decimal points, add the amounts, then add them again in a different order.
Add the digits without paying attention to the decimal points.
Round every price down to the nearest dollar and use that as the exact total.
Multiply the three prices together.