Making Change
Alex bought a shirt for $21. He gave the cashier $40. How much change should Alex receive?
$19
Mrs. Preston has $11.00. She wants to buy cookies for her class for $6.00. How much money will she have left over?
$5
Trynity has one dime. Her brother has one 3 dimes. How much do they have all together?
Bonus: Write 40 cents as a fraction.
.40
40/100
Kimber has $17. She buys a purse for $9.00. How much money does she have left?
BONUS: Could she buy a second purse for her sister Hannah?
$8
BONUS: no
Mrs. Berry bought a shirt for $10, a skirt for $15, and a hat for $7. She gave the cashier $40. How much change will she receive?
$8
Ms. Lemery has $2.00 in coins her purse. She decides she wants to buy a school lunch for $3.00 How much more money does she need to buy the lunch? Tell how many dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, or pennies does she need?
One dollar
4 quarters
10 dimes
20 nickels
100 pennies
Ms. Ferenbach bought 3 paint sets. The price of each paint set was $20. How much did the 3 paint sets cost?
$60
Arlo has $27 and he wants to buy some pencils. The pencils cost $2 each, how many pencils can he buy?
Bonus: Will he have money left after purchasing the pencils?
13 pencils
Yes
Luke bought 4 video games that cost $8 each. He gives the cashier a 20 dollar bill, a 10 dollar bill, and a 5 dollar bill. How much change will he receive?
*BONUS: If he receives his change in quarters, how many quarters would he receive?
$3
BONUS: 12 Quarters
Mr. Brickey has $50.00 saved. He wants to buy a new a drum set for $35. How much money will he have left over after he buys the drum set?
$15
Izzy has $40. She sells cookies and makes $7. How much money does she have now?
$47
Eylin wants to buy a tablet. A tablet costs $100. She decides to sell some of her things to make money. She sells some of her toys for $24, some books for $36, and some old clothes for $20. How much money does she have now?
BONUS: how much more does she need to buy the tablet?
She has $80.00
BONUS: she needs $20 more to buy the tablet
Penelope's family bought 4 ski tickets. The tickets cost $22 each. If her dad paid for the tickets with a 100 dollar bill, how much change would he receive?
$12
Ms. LaBarbera wants to go eat at a restaurant. Her food costs $27. If she had $30.00, how much money will she have after she pays for her food?
$3
Ms. Anderson wants to throw a pizza party. Pizza costs $49. Ms. Anderson asks the students to help pay for it. The class gives her a total of $25.00 and Ms. Anderson gives $15.00. How much do they have in total?
BONUS: Do they have enough money for the pizza? How much more does she need to buy the pizza?
$40.00
No, they don't have enough.
$9
If Heath goes to store to buy 2 gallons of milk and they cost $5 each. How much will it be to buy 2 gallons of milk?
Bonus: If he pays with a twenty-dollar bill, how change will he receive?
$10
$10
Ms. Counts bought 4 cheese pizzas for her class. They cost $9.00 each. How much did she spend?
BONUS: If Ms. Counts paid for the pizzas with 2 twenty-dollar bills, how much change would she receive? If the change was given with quarters only, how many quarters would she receive?
She spent $36
BONUS: $4
16
Ms. Berry has $20 She decides to buy her class a cake to celebrate their AR points. A cake costs $12. A set of candles costs $2. How much money will she have left if she buys the cake?
BONUS: How much will be left if she buys the cake and candles?
$8
BONUS: $6
LJ has $6. He decides to sell some of his books so he can save up for some new trains. He sells his books and makes $14. How much money does he have now?
BONUS: If the trains cost $20.00, Does he have enough money to buy them?
$20
BONUS: yes
Mr. Pugh bought 7 movie tickets for himself and six friends for a total of $168. Each friend paid Mr. Pugh back for their ticket. If one of Mr. Pugh's friends gave him a $50 bill, how much change should Mr. Pugh return?
BONUS: Explain in your words.
$26
BONUS: $168 ➗ 7= $24; Subtract the cost of 1 ticket from $50: $50-$24=$26.