Math and Financial Literacy Worksheet | Money Skills Practice

Instructions

1. Complete all 20 tasks in order. The questions begin with basic skills and gradually become more challenging.
2. Show your work for calculations. You may use drawings, number lines, or manipulatives when helpful.
3. For multiple-choice questions, circle the best answer.
4. For the shopping questions, remember to write money amounts with a dollar sign and decimal point.
5. Use the optional challenge section if you finish early.

Part 1: Number Sense and Operations

1. Add. 27 + 15 = __

2. Subtract. 64 − 28 = __

3. Multiply. 6 × 7 = __

4. Divide. 48 ÷ 6 = __

5. A community garden has 35 tomato plants. Volunteers add 18 more plants. How many tomato plants are there now?

   Answer: __ plants

6. A library has 92 books on a display table. Visitors borrow 37 books. How many books remain?

   Answer: __ books

7. Circle the greatest number.

   406  460  604  640

8. Write the numbers from least to greatest.

   315, 153, 351, 135

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Part 2: Fractions and Measurement

9. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Mia eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza did she eat?

   Answer: __

10. Circle the fraction that is equal to one-half.

    2/4  1/3  3/8  2/5

11. A water bottle holds 1 liter. Sam drinks 400 milliliters. How many milliliters are left?

    Answer: __ milliliters

12. A walking path is 2 kilometers long. Jordan walks the path 3 times. How many kilometers does Jordan walk altogether?

    Answer: __ kilometers

13. Draw a rectangle divided into 4 equal parts. Shade 3 parts. Write the fraction you shaded.

    Drawing space:

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    Fraction shaded: __

Part 3: Shopping and Money

Use this price list for Questions 14–17.

14. How much does a sandwich and a juice cost altogether?

    Work: __

    Answer: $__

15. How much does a banana and a granola bar cost altogether?

    Work: __

    Answer: $__

16. You have $10.00. You buy a sandwich and a yogurt. How much money will you have left?

    Work: __

    Answer: $__

17. You want to buy a juice, a banana, and a granola bar. Is $5.00 enough? Explain.

    Work: __

    Answer: ____

Part 4: Patterns, Data, and Reasoning

18. Complete the pattern.

    5, 10, 15, 20, __, __

    What is the rule? ___

19. Four students collected cans for recycling.

    • Lee collected 12 cans.
    • Noor collected 18 cans.
    • Pat collected 9 cans.
    • Jo collected 15 cans.

    a. Who collected the most cans? __

    b. How many cans did the four students collect altogether?

    Answer: __ cans

20. The community center has 5 tables. Each table needs 4 chairs. There are 18 chairs available.

    a. How many chairs are needed altogether? __ chairs

    b. Are there enough chairs? __

    c. How many more chairs are needed, or how many chairs will be left over?

    Answer: __ chairs ___

Optional Challenge

A market sells baskets for $6.00 each. The community center buys 4 baskets and pays with a $30.00 bill.

1. How much do the baskets cost altogether? $__

2. How much change should the center receive? $__

3. Explain one way the center could use the change in the community.

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Answer Key

1. 42

2. 36

3. 42

4. 8

5. 53 plants

6. 55 books

7. 640

8. 135, 153, 315, 351

9. 3/8

10. 2/4

11. 600 milliliters

12. 6 kilometers

13. The rectangle should have 4 equal parts, with 3 shaded. The fraction is 3/4.

14. $6.75

15. $2.25

16. $3.50

17. Yes. The total is $4.50, so $0.50 remains.

18. 25, 30. The rule is add 5.

19. a. Noor

    b. 54 cans

20. a. 20 chairs

    b. No

    c. 2 more chairs are needed.

Optional Challenge:

1. $24.00

2. $6.00

3. Answers will vary. A reasonable answer might be: The center could use the $6.00 to buy supplies for a community activity.