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Shopping word problems: mixed

Grade 5 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Totals, change, rounding, tax and best buys. Cash totals round to the nearest 5¢ (Canada has no pennies). Ontario adds 13% HST to the items here.

  1. A store sells rice in two sizes: 1 kg for $2.37 and 2 kg for $5.66. Find the price per kg of each. Which is the better buy?
  2. Owen buys a pack of pencils and a bike bell. Together they cost $8.56, and the state adds a 6% sales tax. What is the tax, and what is the total?
  3. Theo buys a box of crayons for $3.79 and a bike bell for $7.50. What is the total?
  4. Omar buys a pair of mittens for $9.52 and pays with a $10 bill. How much change does Omar get?
  5. Nadia buys a water bottle for $9.09 and a puzzle for $14.29. What is the total?
  6. Noah buys a bike bell for $6.25 and a pair of mittens for $9.15. What is the total?
  7. Lucas buys a library tote and a bike bell. Together they cost $12.95, and the state adds a 8% sales tax. What is the tax, and what is the total?
  8. Grace buys a bag of apples for $4.58 and a winter hat for $18.75. What is the total?
  9. Grace buys a carton of milk for $2.83 and a bike bell for $7.37. What is the total?
  10. A store sells rice in two sizes: 1 kg for $5.49 and 2 kg for $12.24. Find the price per kg of each. Which is the better buy?
  11. A store sells rice in two sizes: 2 kg for $8.90 and 4 kg for $15.28. Find the price per kg of each. Which is the better buy?
  12. Nadia buys a pack of pencils and a bike bell. Together they cost $9.39, and the state adds a 8% sales tax. What is the tax, and what is the total?
  13. Isla buys a pack of pencils for $2.33 and pays with a $5 bill. How much change does Isla get?
  14. A store sells dish soap in two sizes: 1 L for $5.67 and 4 L for $21.80. Find the price per L of each. Which is the better buy?
  15. Leah buys a carton of milk for $4.14 and a bike bell for $9.67. What is the total?
  16. A store sells juice in two sizes: 2 L for $7.08 and 3 L for $9.06. Find the price per L of each. Which is the better buy?
  17. Hana buys a box of crayons for $4.44 and a bag of apples for $4.86. What is the total?
  18. Priya buys a winter hat for $12.86 and a puzzle for $17.01. What is the total?
  19. Theo buys a pack of pencils for $2.83 and a notebook for $2.73. What is the total?
  20. A store sells juice in two sizes: 2 L for $8.54 and 4 L for $21.28. Find the price per L of each. Which is the better buy?
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Answer key: Shopping word problems: mixed

  1. $2.37 and $2.83 per kg; the 1 kg size
  2. tax $0.51, total $9.07
  3. $11.29
  4. $0.48
  5. $23.38
  6. $15.40
  7. tax $1.04, total $13.99
  8. $23.33
  9. $10.20
  10. $5.49 and $6.12 per kg; the 1 kg size
  11. $4.45 and $3.82 per kg; the 4 kg size
  12. tax $0.75, total $10.14
  13. $2.67
  14. $5.67 and $5.45 per L; the 4 L size
  15. $13.81
  16. $3.54 and $3.02 per L; the 3 L size
  17. $9.30
  18. $29.87
  19. $5.56
  20. $4.27 and $5.32 per L; the 2 L size