Making Purchases
You buy a pencil for $0.50. How much is 2 pencils?
$1.00
You pay $1.00 for gum that costs $0.75. How much change do you get?
$0.25
You have $10. You want a toy that costs $7. Do you have enough?
Yes
Which is the better deal: 2 for $5 or 1 for $3?
2 for $5
You want to buy a $50 game in 5 weeks. How much do you need to save each week?
$10 per week
A notebook costs $3. How much for 3 notebooks?
$9.00
You buy a toy for $4.50 and pay with a $10. What’s your change?
$5.50
You have $15. You spend $9. How much is left?
$6
You have $20. Which can you buy? A $12 shirt and a $9 hat, or a $10 shirt and a $7 hat?
$10 shirt + $7 hat ($17 total)
You’re planning a birthday party. You have $100. You spend $25 on food and $50 on games. What’s left?
$25
You buy a snack for $1.25 and a juice for $2.50. What’s the total?
$3.75
You spend $7.35 and pay with $20. What’s your change?
$12.65
You have $25. You spend $10 on food and $8 on games. What’s left?
$7
An item is $40 but it’s 25% off. What’s the discount?
$10
You want to buy gifts for 3 friends. Your budget is $30. How much can you spend per person?
$10
You buy 4 books at $6.25 each. What’s the total?
$25.00
An item costs $16.75. You pay with a $20 bill. How much change?
$3.25
You want to buy a $30 video game. You earn $5 per chore. How many chores do you need to do?
6 chores
You want to buy snacks for 5 friends. Each snack is $1.35. What’s the total?
$6.75
You want to go to a theme park that costs $60. You’ve saved $45. How much more do you need?
$15
A game costs $19.95 and a controller costs $14.50. What’s the total?
$34.45
You buy 3 items totaling $18.40 and pay with $50. What’s the change?
$31.60
You are saving for a $120 bike. You save $15 per week. How many weeks will it take?
8 weeks
You’re comparing two phones. One costs $299 with no monthly fee. The other is $99 but has a $10/month fee for 2 years. Which is cheaper long-term?
$299 phone (the other is $339 total)
You earn $8 a week. You want to buy a $200 tablet. How many weeks will it take?
25 weeks