Making Change

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1.
You buy a pencil for 2 dollars and pay with a 5 dollar bill. How much change do you get?
1. a)5 dollars
2. b)3 dollars
3. c)7 dollars
4. d)2 dollars
2.
A cookie costs 1 dollar and 50 cents. You pay with 2 dollars. How many cents do you get back?
3.
Which formula correctly shows how to calculate change?
1. a)Change = Price + Amount Paid
2. b)Change = Amount Paid / Price
3. c)Change = Price - Amount Paid
4. d)Change = Amount Paid - Price
4.
You buy a toy for 6 dollars and pay with a 10 dollar bill. How much change do you receive?
5.
A snack costs 3 dollars and 25 cents. You pay with 5 dollars. Find the change.
6.
You buy items for 8 dollars and 47 cents. You pay with a 20 dollar bill. What is your change?
1. a)11 dollars and 47 cents
2. b)12 dollars and 47 cents
3. c)12 dollars and 53 cents
4. d)11 dollars and 53 cents
7.
A book costs 14 dollars and 85 cents. You pay with a 20 dollar bill. What is your change in dollars and cents? (Write as X.XX)
8.
Use the counting up method: A meal costs 7 dollars and 65 cents. You pay with 10 dollars. Find the change by counting up.
9.
You buy items totaling 15 dollars and 63 cents. Which combination would be correct change from a 20 dollar bill?
1. a)4 dollars and 37 cents
2. b)4 dollars and 63 cents
3. c)5 dollars and 63 cents
4. d)5 dollars and 37 cents
10.
You buy three items: a pen for 2 dollars and 50 cents, a notebook for 4 dollars and 25 cents, and an eraser for 1 dollar and 75 cents. You pay with a 20 dollar bill. What is your change?
11.
A cashier gives you 3 dollars and 42 cents change. You paid with 10 dollars. What was the price of your purchase?
12.
You have a 50 dollar bill. You buy groceries for 37 dollars and 84 cents. Calculate your change and determine how to give it using the fewest bills and coins.
13.
A customer pays 23 dollars and 56 cents for items. The cashier accidentally enters 32 dollars and 56 cents. If the customer paid with 50 dollars, how much extra change did they incorrectly receive?
1. a)17 dollars and 44 cents
2. b)26 dollars and 44 cents
3. c)The customer received less change
4. d)9 dollars
14.
You pay for a 67 dollar and 89 cent purchase with a 100 dollar bill. How much change do you get?
15.
You are a cashier. A customer buys items totaling 45 dollars and 73 cents and pays with three 20 dollar bills. Calculate the change and describe the bills and coins you would give.
16.
What is the minimum number of coins needed to make exactly 87 cents in change? (Using US coins: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters)
1. a)4 coins
2. b)6 coins
3. c)7 coins
4. d)5 coins
17.
You buy candy for 75 cents. You pay with 1 dollar. What is your change?