Determining Change - Multiple Costs, Multiple Items Name - Answer Key

Sep 30, 2026

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Word problems practice calculating total cost for multiple items with different unit prices, then subtracting from a given cash amount to determine cashier change. Scenarios include purchases at a toy store, Santa store, game store, sports store, clothing store, theater, baseball game, fruit stand, and phone store. Each problem specifies quantities and prices, requiring multiplication for item totals before summing and computing change from $20.

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Retail purchase change problems

Determining Change-Multiple Costs , Multiple Items Name: | Solve each problem.
1) Dave bought 2 board games, 2 action figures and 1 toy car at the toy store. The board games cost $4.40 each, the action figures cost $4.50 a piece, and the toy car was $1.05. If he gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should he get back? | | | | 1.
2. | | Answers | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2) Rachel bought 1 box of ornaments, 1 box of candy canes and 1 gift bag at the Santa Store. The box of ornaments cost $5 . 10, the box of candy canes cost $1 .90, and the gift bag was $2.70. If she gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should she get back? | | | | 3.
4. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3) George bought 1 used game, 2 posters and 1 strategy guide at the game store. The used game cost $6 . 65, the posters cost $1.45 a piece, and the strategy guide was $3.70. If he gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should he get back? | | | | 5.
6. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4) Paul bought 3 footballs, 1 soccer ball and 2 baseballs at the sports store. The footballs cost $0.05 each, the soccer ball cost $4 .05, and the baseballs were each $3.40. If he gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should he get back? | | | | 7.
8. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5) Tom bought 1 hoodie, 1 jacket and 1 T-shirt at the clothing store. The hoodie cost $6 .70, the jacket cost $7 .20, and the T-shirt was $4.50. If he gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should he get back? | | | | 9. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6) Mike bought 2 bags of popcorn, 1 box of candy and 1 soda at the theater. The bags of popcorn cost $6.70 each, the box of candy cost $2 . 10, and the soda was $2.40. If he gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should he get back? | | | | | | | | | | | | 7) Maria bought 2 sodas, 1 hotdog and 1 hat at the baseball game. The sodas cost
$3.25 each, the hotdog cost $1 .20, and the hat was $5.20. If she gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should she get back? | | | | | | | | | | | | 8) Jerry bought 2 pineapples, 2 watermelons and 3 bags of cherries at a fruit stand. The pineapples cost $2.70 each, the watermelons cost $0.80 a piece, and the bags of cherries were each $3.15. If he gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should he get back? | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) Gwen bought 1 screen protector, 1 charger and 2 cases at the phone store. The screen protector cost $2 .75, the charger cost $5 .05, and the cases were each $5.50. If she gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should she get back? | | | | | | | | | | | | 1-9 | 89 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 44 | | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | [Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 5)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 5)[ 5](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 5) Determining Change-Multiple Costs , Multiple Items Name: Answer Key | Solve each problem.
1) Dave bought 2 board games, 2 action figures and 1 toy car at the toy store. The board games cost $4.40 each, the action figures cost $4.50 a piece, and the toy car was $1.05. If he gave the cashier 20 dollars, how much change should he get back?
($4 .40 × 2 = $8 .80) + ($4 . 50 × 2 = $9 .00) + ($1 .05 × 1 = $1 .05) = $18.85 | | | | 1.
2. | | Answers
$1.15 | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | $10.30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2) Rachel bought 1 box of ornaments, 1 box of candy canes and 1 gift bag at the Santa Store. The box of ornaments cost $5 . 10, the box of candy canes cost $1 .90, and the gift bag

FAQs

How do you determine the change from $20 in these problems?

Compute the total cost by multiplying each item quantity by its unit price, sum the totals, then subtract the sum from $20.

Why do the problems use multiple prices and quantities?

Each scenario includes different items with different unit costs and counts, so the total purchase price requires multiple multiplications before adding.

What does the answer key provide?

It gives the numeric change amounts for each listed problem and includes the intermediate cost calculations for each item total.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by McQueen