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Buy several items and find the change

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Two steps: total first, then change.

  1. Elif buys 2 snacks at £4 each and pays with a £10 note. How much change does Elif get?
  2. Mei buys 3 snacks at £4 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Mei get?
  3. Rohan buys 2 tickets at £3 each and pays with a £10 note. How much change does Rohan get?
  4. Rohan buys 2 plants at £3 each and pays with a £10 note. How much change does Rohan get?
  5. Owen buys 3 plants at £6 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Owen get?
  6. Mei buys 2 snacks at £5 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Mei get?
  7. Hana buys 2 tickets at £6 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Hana get?
  8. Elif buys 3 books at £5 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Elif get?
  9. Priya buys 3 plants at £4 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Priya get?
  10. Arjun buys 3 books at £5 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Arjun get?
  11. Hana buys 3 ride tokens at £5 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Hana get?
  12. Isla buys 3 books at £6 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Isla get?
  13. Isla buys 4 plants at £7 each and pays with a £50 note. How much change does Isla get?
  14. Omar buys 5 ride tokens at £5 each and pays with a £50 note. How much change does Omar get?
  15. Jin buys 2 plants at £4 each and pays with a £10 note. How much change does Jin get?
  16. Kofi buys 3 books at £9 each and pays with a £50 note. How much change does Kofi get?
  17. Isla buys 3 snacks at £6 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Isla get?
  18. Omar buys 6 snacks at £7 each and pays with a £50 note. How much change does Omar get?
  19. Jin buys 3 tickets at £15 each and pays with a £50 note. How much change does Jin get?
  20. Omar buys 3 books at £6 each and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Omar get?
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Answer key: Buy several items and find the change

  1. £2
  2. £8
  3. £4
  4. £4
  5. £2
  6. £10
  7. £8
  8. £5
  9. £8
  10. £5
  11. £5
  12. £2
  13. £22
  14. £25
  15. £2
  16. £23
  17. £2
  18. £8
  19. £5
  20. £2