First Column
Linda bought a new lamp for $98. She paid with a $100 bill. What will be the change?
100−98=2
Linda will receive $2 in change
Alex purchased snacks for $45. He gave the cashier $50. What is the amount of change due to Alex?
50−45=5
Alex is due $5 in change.
Maria went to the bakery and spent $76 on bread and pastries. If she paid with an $80 note, what would her change be?
80−76=4
Maria’s change will be $4.
Tom paid $120 for his groceries. The total bill was $115. What will be the change?
120−115=5
The change will be $5.
John bought fruits and vegetables for the week, totaling $ 135. He also went to a restaurant and spent $ 30. He had $ 257 before this. How much money does John have now?
1. 135 + 30 = 165
2. 257 - 165 = 112
John has $112 now.
Maria went to the supermarket with $725. After buying groceries, she had $482 left. How much did Maria spend on groceries?
725-482 = 243
Maria spent $ 243
Carlos had $639 before he paid for his groceries. If he left with $307, how much did his groceries cost?
639 - 307 = 332
The groceries cost $ 332
A supermarket had $856 in the cash register at the beginning of the day. By the end of the day, the register showed $579. How much money did they earn?
856 - 579 = 277
They earned $ 277.
In a supermarket, the price of a bag of rice was reduced from $213 to $168 during a sale. What was the discount amount on the bag of rice?
213 - 168 = 45
The discount was $ 45
Julia had $350 and bought the week's groceries for $125. After that, she also bought her dog's food for $ 50. How much money does she have now?
1. 125 + 50 = 175
2. 350 - 175 = 175
She has $ 175 now.
A wallet had eight hundred thirty dollars. After purchasing a jacket for two hundred seventy-four dollars, how much money is left in the wallet?
830−274=556
The wallet now has five hundred fifty-six dollars left.
A baker had seven hundred twelve dollars. After paying four hundred thirty-nine dollars for flour, what amount remained?
712−439=273
The baker has two hundred seventy-three dollars remaining.
A customer’s grocery bill was six hundred fifty dollars. If they paid nine hundred dollars, what was their change?
900−650=250
The customer received two hundred fifty dollars in change.
A bookshop got five hundred ninety dollars from selling books. The total earnings for the day were one thousand two hundred dollars. How much did the shop earn without the book sales?
1,200−590=610
The shop earned six hundred ten dollars.
Juliana bought a new blender for $342 and some kitchen utensils for $129. If she paid with a $1000 bill, how much change did she receive?
1. 342 + 129 = 471
2. 1000 - 471 = 529
She received five hundred twenty-nine dollars as change.
A store had four hundred thirty-two apples in stock. After selling some, there were only two hundred eighty-six apples left. How many apples were sold?
432 - 286 = 146
One hundred fourty-six apples were sold.
Emma had two hundred fifty dollars before she bought a microwave for one hundred seventy-nine dollars. How much money does Emma have left?
250 - 179 = 71
Emma has seventy-one dollars left.
During a clearance sale, a shopper saved one hundred thirty dollars on a sofa originally priced at four hundred dollars. What was the sale price of the sofa?
400 - 130 = 270
The sale price of the sofa is two hundred and seventy dollars.
Noah had six hundred sixty dollars in his wallet. After paying four hundred forty-eight dollars for a new phone, how much money was left in his wallet?
660 - 448 = 212
Noah has two hundred and twelve dollars.
Liam bought a television for three hundred ninety dollars and a sound system for one hundred dollars. If he paid with five hundred dollars, how much change did he receive?
1. 390 + 100 = 490
2. 500 - 490 = 10
Liam's change will be ten dollars.
A supermarket had five thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars at the start of the day. After paying for supplies, the amount dropped to three thousand one hundred seventy-nine dollars. How much did the supplies cost?
5,234−3,179=2,055
The supplies cost two thousand fifty-five dollars from sales.
A store sold six thousand four hundred twelve on Monday. On Tuesday, their sales were four thousand two hundred eighty-seven dollars. How much less did the store sell on Tuesday compared to Monday?
6,412−4,287=2,125
The store sold two thousand one hundred twenty-five dollars less on Tuesday.
A customer had a coupon for one hundred fifty dollars off a purchase. If the original price of the items was two thousand four hundred fifty dollars, what was the final price after applying the coupon?
2,450−150=2,300
The final price after applying the coupon was two thousand three hundred dollars.
A library had two thousand one hundred thirty books at the beginning of the month. After donating some to local schools, they had one thousand seven hundred eighty-two books left. How many books did the library donate?
2,130−1,782=348
The library donated three hundred forty-eight books.
Sarah purchased a refrigerator for one thousand two hundred ninety-nine dollars and a washing machine for eight hundred seventy-five dollars. If she paid with three thousand dollars, how much change did she receive?
1. 1,299 + 875 = 2,174
2. 3,000 - 2,174 = 826
Sarah received eight hundred twenty-six dollars in change.