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Sales tax and cash word problems

Year 5 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

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.

  1. Hana buys a bike bell for $8.77 and a pair of gloves for $10.28. What is the total?
  2. Theo buys a library tote for $8.52 and a box of crayons for $2.99 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Theo pay?
  3. Yusuf buys a bike bell for $8.47 and a library tote for $6.41 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Yusuf pay?
  4. Hana buys a carton of milk for $4.02 and a bike bell for $7.20. What is the total?
  5. Owen buys a pair of gloves for $11.04 and a carton of milk for $4.66. What is the total?
  6. Theo buys a library tote for $5.90 and a box of crayons for $2.86 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Theo pay?
  7. Kofi buys a beanie for $11.68 and a pack of pencils for $2.23 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Kofi pay?
  8. Chloé buys a carton of milk for $3.80 and a water bottle for $14.81. What is the total?
  9. Amara buys a skipping rope for $4.00 and a puzzle for $13.44 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Amara pay?
  10. Arjun buys a beanie for $14.17 and a bag of apples for $4.33. What is the total?
  11. Kofi buys a library tote for $7.63 and a pair of gloves for $11.53 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Kofi pay?
  12. Grace buys a pack of pencils for $2.73 and a bike bell for $9.52. What is the total?
  13. Diego buys a bike bell for $9.46 and a water bottle for $13.81 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Diego pay?
  14. Elif buys a water bottle for $11.68 and a carton of milk for $4.16. What is the total?
  15. Fatima buys a pack of pencils for $2.53 and a carton of milk for $3.63. What is the total?
  16. Owen buys a bag of apples for $5.99 and a bike bell for $9.92. What is the total?
  17. Yusuf buys a beanie for $11.03 and a carton of milk for $4.29 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Yusuf pay?
  18. Malik buys a pack of pencils for $2.21 and a puzzle for $11.56. What is the total?
  19. Isla buys a water bottle for $10.83 and a pair of gloves for $7.40 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5c. What does Isla pay?
  20. Chloé buys a bike bell for $8.64 and a beanie for $16.14. What is the total?
More free practice: fieldbooklearning.com/au/practice/year-5/sales-tax-and-cash-word-problems/

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Answer key: Sales tax and cash word problems

  1. $19.05
  2. $11.50 (total $11.51)
  3. $14.90 (total $14.88)
  4. $11.22
  5. $15.70
  6. $8.75 (total $8.76)
  7. $13.90 (total $13.91)
  8. $18.61
  9. $17.45 (total $17.44)
  10. $18.50
  11. $19.15 (total $19.16)
  12. $12.25
  13. $23.25 (total $23.27)
  14. $15.84
  15. $6.16
  16. $15.91
  17. $15.30 (total $15.32)
  18. $13.77
  19. $18.25 (total $18.23)
  20. $24.78