Estimating Sums and Differences with Money (Word) - Round Prices to the Nearest Dollar - Practice

Sep 30, 2026

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Practice estimating sums and differences with money by rounding each price to the nearest dollar. Learners solve 15 word problems involving totals for two items, making change after paying with a larger amount, and finding how much more one purchase costs than another. The problems include everyday contexts such as food, clothing, school supplies, electronics, tickets, and household goods. An answer key provides the estimated results for each item.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Problems

Total costs (sums)

Change (differences)

How much more (comparisons)

Estimating Sums and Differences with Money (Word) Name: | Round each price to the nearest dollar, then estimate the answer.
1) A sandwich costs $12.43 and a smoothie costs $4.20. About how much do the two items cost together?
2) Sam bought a coat on sale for $29.95. He gave the clerk $40. About how much change should he have received?
3) A pizza costs $13.04. Sarah pays with $20. About how much change should she get back?
4) Vanessa bought a sweater for $29.06. She paid with $50. About how much change should she receive?
5) A hammer costs $28.13 and a box of nails costs $25.89. About how much do the two items cost together?
6) A desk lamp costs $22.93 and a chair costs $42.88. About how much do they cost together?
7) Billy paid $7.47 for a haircut and $20.93 for a shampoo. About how much did he pay in total?
8) Dave has $26.16 in his savings. He buys a video game for $10.87. About how much does he have left?
9) Isabel bought a backpack for $23.18. She paid with $40. About how much change should she get back?
10) A movie ticket costs $19.15 and a bucket of popcorn costs $13.11. About how much do they cost together?
11) A skateboard costs $53.78 and a helmet costs $32.28. About how much more does the skateboard cost than the helmet?
12) A microwave costs $78.29 and a toaster costs $33.28. About how much more does the microwave cost than the toaster?
13) A pair of sneakers costs $40.41 and a pair of sandals costs $26.87. About how much more do the sneakers cost than the sandals?
14) Victor bought a book for $8.15. He paid with $20. About how much change should he get back?
15) A guitar costs $51.96 and a ukulele costs $40.90. About how much more does the guitar cost than the ukulele? | | | | Answers
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11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 | | | 27 | 20 | 13 | | 7 | 0 | | | | | | Estimating Sums and Differences with Money (Word) Name: Answer Key | Round each price to the nearest dollar, then estimate the answer.
1) A sandwich costs $12.43 and a smoothie costs $4.20. About how much do the two items cost together? | | | | | Answers
1. 16 | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | Sam bought a coat on sale for $29.95. He gave the clerk $40. About how much change should he have received? | | | | 2. 10 | | | | | | | | | 3) | A pizza costs $13.04. Sarah pays with $20. About how much change should she get back? | | | | 3. 7 4. 21 | | | | | | | | | 4) | Vanessa bought a sweater for $29.06. She paid with $50. About how much change should she receive? | | | | 5. 54 | | | | | | | | | 5) | A hammer costs $28.13 and a box of nails costs $25.89. About how much do the two items cost together? | | | | 6. 66 | | | | | | | | | 6) | A desk lamp costs $22.93 and a chair costs $42.88. About how much do they | | | | 7. 28 | | | | | | | | | 7) | cost together?
Billy paid $7.47 for a haircut and $20.93 for a shampoo. About how much did he pay in total? | | | | 8. 15 9. 17 | | | | | | | | | 8) | Dave has $26.16 in his savings. He buys a video game for $10.87. About how much does he have left? | | | | 10. 32 | | | | | | | | | 9) | Isabel bought a backpack for $23.18. She paid with $40. About how much change should she get back? | | | | 11. 22 12. 45 | | | | | | | | | 10) | A movie ticket costs $19.15 and a bucket of popcorn costs $13.11. About how much do they cost together? | | | | 13. 13 | | | | | | | | | 11) | A skateboard costs $53.78 and a helmet costs $32.28. About how much more does

FAQs

What is the main strategy used in these problems?

Round each price to the nearest dollar, then estimate the result for the question asked.

How do you answer a “How much change should he have received” problem?

Subtract the rounded item cost from the rounded amount paid, using the nearest-dollar estimates.

What kinds of comparisons appear in the worksheet?

Some questions ask how much more one item costs than another, which you estimate by subtracting the rounded prices.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by dhado