Dealing with Money

Decimal Calculations 2

Dealing with Money

Worked Examples

Jason has a £5 note when he leaves home. He spends 27p on sweets in one shop and £3.50 on a book in another shop. How much money does he have left?

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In total, Jason has spent, in £,

		0	.	2	7
+		3	.	5	0
	£	3	.	7	7

So the money he has left is

		5	.	0	0
–		3	.	7	7
	£	1	.	2	3

Exercises

Find the cost of:

(a)

a Choc-Bar and a can of drink,

(b)

a packet of crisps and a Bubble-Choc,

(c)

a pasty and a can of drink.

Vijay paid for a 36p packet of sweets with a 50p coin. How much change did he get?

A magazine costs £2.35. How much change would you get from a £5 note if you bought the magazine?

Ben wants to buy a bike that costs £114.99. He has saved £98. How much more money does he need?

Sally buys a train ticket that costs £14.86. How much change does she get from a £20 note?

Halim buys a bus ticket that costs £2.80. How much change does he get from a £10 note?

Prakest spends £3.62 on Monday, £5.21 on Tuesday and £8.33 on Wednesday.

(a)

How much has he spent altogether?

(b)

If he had £20 to start with, how much has he got left?

Keith runs a take-away. This is his price list.

(a)

His first customer buys chips, a pasty and a drink. How much does this cost?

(b)

His next customer buys 2 sausages, chips and a drink. He gives Keith a £5 note. How much change does he get?

(c)

John has £1.20. He buys a pasty. How much money does he have left?

Gemma goes on a diet. Her mass drops from 64.82 kg to 52.36 kg. How much mass has she lost?

Rachel grows sunflowers. One plant is 1.32 m tall. In the next week it grows another 19 cm.

(a)

How tall is the plant now?

(b)

How much more must it grow to be 2 m tall?

To go on a fairground ride you must be 140 cm tall. Emma's height is 1.24 m. How much does she need to grow before she can go on this ride?

Karen goes to the shops twice. The first time she takes a £10 note and brings back £2.48. The second time she takes a £5 note and brings back £1.39. How much has she spent altogether?