Buying With Change - Practice Problems and Answer Key

Sep 30, 2026

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A set of school-store word problems on making purchases with limited money, using provided price tables. Each item list shows prices in dollars, and each scenario gives a shopper a fixed amount of money (typically $5.00) plus a required purchase quantity. Students calculate the remaining balance, determine the most expensive eligible item they can still afford, and in the answer key verify the correct choices and remaining-dollar computations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages30

Reading Time1 h 16 min

AccessFree to download

Use the price tables to solve each problem

School store

Sports store

Santa store

General store

Fruit stand

Toy store

Buying With Change Name: | Use the price table to solve each problem. | | | Answers
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5) | The table below shows the prices of several items at the school store.

Item
Price pencil $1.90 notepad $3.75 pen $1.00 eraser $1.20 marker $2.80
Adam had $5.00 when he went to the store. If he bought 1 notepad what is the most expensive item he can buy with the money he has left?
The table below shows the prices of several items at the sports store.

Item
Price glove $2.20 hat $1.95 bat $2.60 baseball $3.95 helmet $3.10
Billy had $5.00 when he went to the store. If he bought 1 hat what is the most expensive item he can buy with the money he has left?
The table below shows the prices of several items at the santa store.

Item
Price candy cane $2.05 bow $1.10 card $2.10 music box $2.60 ornament $3.00
Tiffany had $5.00 when she went to the store. If she bought 1 bow what is the most expensive item she can buy with the money she has left? | 2) The table below shows the prices of several items at the store.

Item
Price spoon $1.45 bowl $1.50 fork $2.05 plate $3.80 cup $3.10
George had $5.00 when he went to the store. If he bought 1 cup what is the most expensive item he can buy with the money he has left?
4) The table below shows the prices of several items at a fruit stand.

Item
Price apple $3.20 cherry $1.35 orange $3.25 strawberry $1.60 watermelon $1.20
Carol had $5.00 when she went to the stand. If she bought 1 strawberry what is the most expensive item she can buy with the money she has left?
6) The table below shows the prices of several items at a toy store.

Item
Price organizer $1.30 figurine $3.75 toy car $3.55 board game $2.10 coloring book $3.45
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5. ornament
6. toy car | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1)
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5) | The table below shows the prices of several items at the school store.

Item
Price pencil $1.90 notepad $3.75 pen $1.00 eraser $1.20 marker $2.80
Adam had $5.00 when he went to the store. If he bought 1 notepad what is the most expensive item he can buy with the money he has left?
$5.00- $3.75 = $1.25
The table below shows the prices of several items at the sports store.

Item
Price glove $2.20 hat $1.95 bat $2.60 baseball $3.95 helmet $3.10
Billy had $5.00 when he went to the store. If he bought 1 hat what is the most expensive item he can buy with the money he has left?
$5.00- $1.95 = $3.05
The table below shows the prices of several items at the santa store.

Item
Price candy cane $2.05 bow $1.10 card $2.10 music box $2.60 ornament $3.00
Tiffany had $5.00 when she went to the store. If she bought 1 bow what is the most expensive item she can buy with the money she has left?
$5.00- $1.10 = $3.90 | 2) The table below shows the prices of several items at the store.

Item
Price spoon $1.45 bowl $1.50 fork $2.05 plate $3.80 cup $3.10
George had $5.00 when he went to the store. If he bought 1 cup what is the most expensive item he can buy with the money he has left?
$5.00- $3.10 = $1.90
4) The table below shows the prices of several items at a fruit stand.

Item
Price apple $3.20 cherry $1.35 orange $3.25 strawberr

FAQs

What is the general method for solving each problem?

Use the given price table to subtract the cost of the required item from the shopper’s $5.00. With the remaining money, choose the most expensive item they can afford.

How does the answer key help students?

It lists the correct final answers for problems 1 through 6 and includes the intermediate subtraction results showing how the remaining money was obtained.

Why are different stores used in the problems?

Each store has its own set of item prices, so the remaining money after the required purchase leads to different maximum affordable items.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by McQueen