Instructions
- Imagine you are helping plan a small school market.
- Read each problem carefully and show your work.
- Use dollars and cents when needed. A calculator may be used after you try the problem yourself.
- Complete Questions 1–20. The challenge questions are optional.
- Check your answers using the answer key at the end.
Helpful example: If one notebook costs $2.50 and you buy 3, multiply: $2.50 × 3 = $7.50.
Section 1: Quick Calculations
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The market sells 8 pencils for $1 each. How much do all 8 pencils cost?
Answer: ____
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A student buys a snack for $2.75 and a drink for $1.50. What is the total cost?
Answer: ____
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The market starts with 50 apples and sells 18. How many apples remain?
Answer: ____
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Four students share $12 equally. How much money does each student receive?
Answer: ____
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A box contains 6 packs of stickers. Each pack has 9 stickers. How many stickers are there altogether?
Answer: ____
Section 2: Multiple Choice
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A reusable bottle costs $12.00. It is on sale for $3.00 off. What is the sale price?
- A. $8.00
- B. $9.00
- C. $10.00
- D. $15.00
Answer: ____
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Which amount is greatest?
- A. $4.09
- B. $4.90
- C. $4.19
- D. $4.01
Answer: ____
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A customer pays for a $6.40 item with a $10.00 bill. How much change should the customer receive?
- A. $2.60
- B. $3.40
- C. $4.60
- D. $16.40
Answer: ____
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Which equation represents buying 5 notebooks that cost $2 each?
- A. 5 + 2
- B. 5 − 2
- C. 5 × 2
- D. 5 ÷ 2
Answer: ____
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The market earns $40 and spends $25 on supplies. What is the profit?
- A. $15
- B. $25
- C. $40
- D. $65
Answer: ____
Section 3: Match the Situation to the Operation
Write the correct letter beside each situation.
- A. Addition
- B. Subtraction
- C. Multiplication
- D. Division
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_____ Finding the total cost of 3 identical items.
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_____ Finding how much money remains after making a purchase.
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_____ Sharing 20 coupons equally among 5 students.
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_____ Combining the money from two sales.
Section 4: Market Planning Table
Use the table to plan purchases. The example row shows how to begin. Complete the remaining rows.
| Item | Price Each | Quantity | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example: Pencil | $1.00 | 3 | $3.00 |
| Notebook | $2.50 | 4 | ____ |
| Juice | $1.75 | 6 | ____ |
| Sticker pack | $0.80 | 5 | ____ |
| Granola bar | $1.20 | 7 | ____ |
| Water bottle | $4.00 | 3 | ____ |
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What is the total cost of the four items you calculated in the blank rows?
Work: ____
Answer: ____
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If you have a budget of $50, how much money will remain after paying for the four items in Question 15?
Work: ____
Answer: ____
Section 5: Real-World Problem Solving
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The market sells 24 sandwiches in the morning and 17 sandwiches in the afternoon. Each sandwich costs $3. How much money does the market collect from sandwich sales?
Work: ____
Answer: ____
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The market collects $96 but spends $38 on supplies. The remaining money is divided equally among 2 community projects. How much does each project receive?
Work: ____
Answer: ____
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A customer buys 2 notebooks at $2.50 each and 3 pencils at $0.75 each. The customer pays with a $10 bill. How much change should the customer receive?
Work: ____
Answer: ____
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The market wants to raise $150. It has already raised $87.50. Each cookie sold adds $1.25 to the total. How many cookies must be sold to reach the goal?
Work: ____
Answer: ____
Optional Challenge
A supplier offers 10% off an order that normally costs $80. After the discount, the market must pay a $5 delivery fee. What is the final cost of the order?
Work: __
Answer: ____
Reflection
How could careful budgeting help you make a decision in everyday life?
Answer Key
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$8.00
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$4.25
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32 apples
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$3.00
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54 stickers
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B. $9.00
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B. $4.90
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B. $3.40
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C. 5 × 2
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A. $15
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C. Multiplication
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B. Subtraction
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D. Division
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A. Addition
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Notebook: $10.00; juice: $10.50; sticker packs: $4.00; granola bars: $8.40. Total: $32.90.
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$17.10 remains.
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24 + 17 = 41 sandwiches. 41 × $3 = $123.
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$96 − $38 = $58. $58 ÷ 2 = $29 per project.
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Notebooks: 2 × $2.50 = $5.00. Pencils: 3 × $0.75 = $2.25. Total: $7.25. Change: $10.00 − $7.25 = $2.75.
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$150.00 − $87.50 = $62.50 needed. $62.50 ÷ $1.25 = 50 cookies.
Optional Challenge: 10% of $80 is $8. Discounted price: $80 − $8 = $72. Final cost: $72 + $5 = $77.