1Short Answer
You buy a notebook for $3.75 and a pen set for $4.20. What is the total cost?
2Short Answer
A store clerk gives you $10.00 in change after you pay with a $20 bill. How much did your purchase cost?
3Short Answer
A jacket costs $48.00 and is on sale for 25% off. What is the discount amount?
4Short Answer
A meal costs $18.50. Sales tax is 8%. What is the sales tax?
5Short Answer
You leave a restaurant bill of $32.00 and want to tip 15%. How much is the tip?
6Short Answer
A store sells oranges in two sizes. Small bag: 3 pounds for $4.50. Large bag: 5 pounds for $6.75. Which bag has the lower unit price per pound? Show your choice.
7Short Answer
You have $50.00 to spend on groceries. You buy bread for $3.29, milk for $4.19, and rice for $8.50. How much money do you have left?
8Short Answer
A pair of shoes costs $60.00. The store offers 30% off, and then you pay 7% sales tax on the discounted price. What is the final price?
9Short Answer
A bus pass costs $28.00 per week. If you buy 4 weeks of passes, how much will you spend in total?
10Short Answer
You receive a $100 gift card. You spend $27.45 on books, $18.60 on school supplies, and $34.90 on a backpack. After these purchases, how much gift card money is left?
Answer Key
Teacher Notes:
Use this worksheet for independent homework practice or as a quick review before a money unit check. Learning objectives: calculate totals, change, discounts, tax, tips, unit prices, and simple budgeting. Suggested classroom use: assign after direct instruction, then review selected problems in pairs or small groups. Differentiation: support struggling learners with a calculator, a money chart, or step-by-step prompts; challenge advanced learners to explain their reasoning or compare multiple buying options. Extension idea: ask students to create one real-life money problem of their own and solve it.
| # | Answer | Explanation |
|---|
| 1 | $7.95 | Add the two prices: 3.75 + 4.20 = 7.95. |
| 2 | $10.00 | Subtract the change from the bill: 20.00 - 10.00 = 10.00. |
| 3 | $12.00 | Find 25% of 48.00: 0.25 × 48.00 = 12.00. |
| 4 | $1.48 | Multiply the meal price by 0.08: 18.50 × 0.08 = 1.48. |
| 5 | $4.80 | Multiply 32.00 by 0.15: 32.00 × 0.15 = 4.80. |
| 6 | Large bag; $1.35 per pound | Small bag unit price: 4.50 ÷ 3 = 1.50 per pound. Large bag unit price: 6.75 ÷ 5 = 1.35 per pound. The large bag is cheaper per pound. |
| 7 | $34.02 | Add the purchases: 3.29 + 4.19 + 8.50 = 15.98. Then subtract: 50.00 - 15.98 = 34.02. |
| 8 | $44.94 | 30% off means the discount is 18.00, so the sale price is 42.00. Then tax is 42.00 × 0.07 = 2.94. Final price: 42.00 + 2.94 = 44.94. |
| 9 | $112.00 | Multiply the weekly cost by 4: 28.00 × 4 = 112.00. |
| 10 | $19.05 | Add the purchases: 27.45 + 18.60 + 34.90 = 80.95. Subtract from 100.00: 100.00 - 80.95 = 19.05. |