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Making change word problems

Year 5 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Count up from the price, or subtract.

  1. Zara buys a bike bell for $7.10 and pays with a $10 note. How much change does Zara get?
  2. Liam buys a puzzle for $13.32 and pays with a $20 note. How much change does Liam get?
  3. Theo buys a water bottle for $12.92 and pays with a $20 note. How much change does Theo get?
  4. Omar buys a pair of gloves for $9.91 and pays with a $10 note. How much change does Omar get?
  5. Grace buys a bike bell for $7.80 and pays with a $10 note. How much change does Grace get?
  6. Mei buys a puzzle for $15.46 and pays with a $20 note. How much change does Mei get?
  7. Isla buys a bike bell for $7.87 and pays with a $10 note. How much change does Isla get?
  8. Sofia buys a pack of pencils for $2.94 and pays with a $5 note. How much change does Sofia get?
  9. Grace buys a beanie for $13.15 and pays with a $20 note. How much change does Grace get?
  10. Chloé buys a puzzle for $16.87 and pays with a $20 note. How much change does Chloé get?
  11. Nadia buys a bag of apples for $5.03 and pays with a $10 note. How much change does Nadia get?
  12. Liam buys a pack of pencils for $3.46 and pays with a $5 note. How much change does Liam get?
  13. Zara buys a bike bell for $9.41 and pays with a $10 note. How much change does Zara get?
  14. Elif buys a carton of milk for $2.89 and pays with a $5 note. How much change does Elif get?
  15. Aisha buys a carton of milk for $3.65 and pays with a $5 note. How much change does Aisha get?
  16. Ava buys a puzzle for $18.21 and pays with a $20 note. How much change does Ava get?
  17. Elif buys a pack of pencils for $3.10 and pays with a $5 note. How much change does Elif get?
  18. Elif buys a notebook for $2.54 and pays with a $5 note. How much change does Elif get?
  19. Ava buys a puzzle for $15.09 and pays with a $20 note. How much change does Ava get?
  20. Rohan buys a box of crayons for $3.29 and pays with a $5 note. How much change does Rohan get?
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Answer key: Making change word problems

  1. $2.90
  2. $6.68
  3. $7.08
  4. $0.09
  5. $2.20
  6. $4.54
  7. $2.13
  8. $2.06
  9. $6.85
  10. $3.13
  11. $4.97
  12. $1.54
  13. $0.59
  14. $2.11
  15. $1.35
  16. $1.79
  17. $1.90
  18. $2.46
  19. $4.91
  20. $1.71