Sales tax and cash word problems
Read which one each problem asks for. Cash totals round to the nearest 5¢ (Canada has no pennies). Ontario adds 13% HST to the items here.
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Zara buys a notebook for $2.50 and a bag of apples for $4.88 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Zara pay?
Answer: $7.40 (total $7.38)
Grace buys a skipping rope for $7.42 and a carton of milk for $3.18. What is the total?
Answer: $10.60
Ava buys a bike bell for $6.51 and a pack of pencils for $3.25. What is the total?
Answer: $9.76
Tip: Read which one each problem asks for. Cash totals round to the nearest 5¢ (Canada has no pennies). Ontario adds 13% HST to the items here.
On paper: this skill is in the printable pack Grade 5 Money Problems: Shopping in Canada, with an answer key.
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