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About how much do the two items cost together?\u003Cbr>2) Sam bought a coat on sale for $29.95. He gave the clerk $40. About how much change should he have received?\u003Cbr>3) A pizza costs $13.04. Sarah pays with $20. About how much change should she get back?\u003Cbr>4) Vanessa bought a sweater for $29.06. She paid with $50. About how much change should she receive?\u003Cbr>5) A hammer costs $28.13 and a box of nails costs $25.89. About how much do the two items cost together?\u003Cbr>6) A desk lamp costs $22.93 and a chair costs $42.88. About how much do they cost together?\u003Cbr>7) Billy paid $7.47 for a haircut and $20.93 for a shampoo. About how much did he pay in total?\u003Cbr>8) Dave has $26.16 in his savings. He buys a video game for $10.87. About how much does he have left?\u003Cbr>9) Isabel bought a backpack for $23.18. She paid with $40. About how much change should she get back?\u003Cbr>10) A movie ticket costs $19.15 and a bucket of popcorn costs $13.11. About how much do they cost together?\u003Cbr>11) A skateboard costs $53.78 and a helmet costs $32.28. About how much more does the skateboard cost than the helmet?\u003Cbr>12) A microwave costs $78.29 and a toaster costs $33.28. About how much more does the microwave cost than the toaster?\u003Cbr>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?\u003Cbr>14) Victor bought a book for $8.15. He paid with $20. About how much change should he get back?\u003Cbr>15) A guitar costs $51.96 and a ukulele costs $40.90. 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About how much do the two items cost together? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 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  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A pizza costs $13.04. Sarah pays with $20. About how much change should she get back? |  |  |  | 3.  7  4. 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Vanessa bought a sweater for $29.06. She paid with $50. About how much change should she receive? |  |  |  | 5.  54  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 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  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A desk lamp costs $22.93 and a chair costs $42.88. About how much do they |  |  |  | 7.  28  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | cost together?\u003Cbr>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  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 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  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Isabel bought a backpack for $23.18. She paid with $40. About how much change should she get back? |  |  |  | 11.  22  12. 45 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A movie ticket costs $19.15 and a bucket of popcorn costs $13.11. About how much do they cost together? |  |  |  | 13. 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | A skateboard costs $53.78 and a helmet costs $32.28. 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