Making Change
Mark bought a piece of candy for 72 cents. He paid with $1. What is his change?
What is 28 cents.
4,543 + 821
What is 5,364
13,904 - 8,729
What is 5,175.
Tim is going camping. His sleeping bag weighs 3 pounds and his tent weighs 11 pounds. If he can only carry 30 pounds, how much can his backpack full of clothes, food, and dishes weigh?
What is 16 pounds.
Sonya estimated 342 + 682 and got 1,500. Is she correct? If not, what should her answer be?
What is no, her answer should be 1,000.
Pens are $1.25 each at the school store. Marty bought 3. he paid with $10. What is his change?
What is $6.25.
Julie bought 3 bracelets for her friends. She spent $7.25 on one of the bracelets and $6 on another one. The last one cost $9.50. How much did Julie spend on all the bracelets?
What is $22.75
60,000 - 17,327
What is 42,673
Mitch has $100. On Tuesday, he spends $15. On Wednesday and Thursday, he spends $18 EACH day. On Friday, he spends $28.50. On Saturday he wants to take his sister to the movies it will cost $4.50 for each ticket. How much money will he have left over after he spends all of that?
What is $11.50
Jay estimated 262 - 132 to the tens place and got 130. Is he correct? If not, what should his answer be?
What is he is correct.
Jax bought a race car kit that cost: 1 ten-dollar bill, 1 five-dollar bill, 2 one-dollar bills, 2 quarters, 1 dime, and 3 pennies. He paid with a $20 bill. What is his change?
What is $2.37.
15,891 + 527 + 1,086
What is 17,504
Shawn scored 10,830 points playing a video game. Miguel scored 9,645 points. How many more points did Shawn score than Miguel?
What is 1,185 more points.
The Art Club director is taking all of the members to the zoo. The tickets cost $212. She also spent $115 on lunch for everyone. If she brought $400 with her, how much money will she have left over?
What is $73.
Tara added 7,845 + 509 + 3,746 and got 12,000. Is she correct? If not, what should her answer be?
What is no, the answer is 12,100.
Juan and Jose bought sunglasses for $9.50 each. They paid with $20. What is their change?
What is $1.
Chris collected 8.6 pounds of clothes from his closet that were too small for him so he wanted to donate them. His sister collected 12.35 pounds of clothes from her closet. The kids need 25 pounds of clothes to match how much their mother and father are donating from their closet.
How many more pounds of clothes do the kids need to match their mom and dad?
What is 4.05
The chef filled the big pot with 7.3 ounces of water. He filled the small pot with 3.72 ounces of water. How many more ounces of water is in the big pot than the small pot?
What is 3.58 ounces
There are 59 students in the jazz band. There are twice as many students in the marching band as the jazz band. There are 10 fewer students in the choir than the jazz band. How many total students participate in the jazz band, marching band, and choir?
What is 226?
Vince subtracted 1,111 - 589 and got 523. Is he correct? If not, what should his answer be?
What is no, the answer should be 522.
Sara bought a $20 watch, a $2.95 card, and a $1.50 gift bag. She gave the clerk $30. What is her change?
What is $5.55
On Monday, Sandy read 135 pages of a book. The next night she read 53 more pages than she had on Monday. On Wednesday, she read another 40 pages. If there are 400 pages in the book, how many pages does Sandy have left to read?
What is 37.
There are 19.3 cups of flour in a bag. The chef uses 2.93 cups for making cookies. Then, he uses 1.24 cups of flour for making banana bread. How many cups of flour are left in the bag?
What is 15.13 cups of floor.
The corner store had 51 newspapers when they opened and the truck delivered 126 more. By the end of the day, they sold 74. How many newspapers were left over?
What is $103.
Mike's basketball team scored 63 points in the first half. At the end of the game the team had 124 points. They scored 61 points in the second half. Is this correct? If not, what is the answer?
What is yes.