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Money totals and making change word problems

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Line up the decimal points.

  1. Hana buys a box of crayons for £3.25 and a notebook for £3.53. What is the total?
  2. Grace buys a library tote for £5.05 and a woolly hat for £11.42. What is the total?
  3. Yusuf buys a bottle of milk for £4.75 and a water bottle for £10.12. What is the total?
  4. Leah buys a pack of pencils for £3.48 and a bottle of milk for £4.11. What is the total?
  5. Lucas buys a puzzle for £14.18 and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Lucas get?
  6. Theo buys a puzzle for £13.21 and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Theo get?
  7. Leah buys a bottle of milk for £3.24 and pays with a £5 note. How much change does Leah get?
  8. Zara buys a puzzle for £11.62 and a pack of pencils for £2.36. What is the total?
  9. Amara buys a water bottle for £10.68 and a puzzle for £13.43. What is the total?
  10. Yusuf buys a notebook for £3.57 and pays with a £5 note. How much change does Yusuf get?
  11. Mei buys a bottle of milk for £4.66 and a bike bell for £9.29. What is the total?
  12. Priya buys a bike bell for £7.56 and a woolly hat for £15.07. What is the total?
  13. Leah buys a box of crayons for £4.04 and a pair of mittens for £7.63. What is the total?
  14. Isla buys a woolly hat for £18.09 and a pack of pencils for £2.50. What is the total?
  15. Diego buys a pair of mittens for £9.79 and a bag of apples for £5.40. What is the total?
  16. Leah buys a water bottle for £14.20 and a pack of pencils for £3.15. What is the total?
  17. Amara buys a pair of mittens for £11.89 and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Amara get?
  18. Fatima buys a notebook for £2.61 and pays with a £5 note. How much change does Fatima get?
  19. Leah buys a skipping rope for £5.21 and a box of crayons for £3.73. What is the total?
  20. Noah buys a woolly hat for £17.35 and a library tote for £5.60. What is the total?
More free practice: fieldbooklearning.com/uk/practice/year-6/money-totals-and-making-change-word-problems/

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Answer key: Money totals and making change word problems

  1. £6.78
  2. £16.47
  3. £14.87
  4. £7.59
  5. £5.82
  6. £6.79
  7. £1.76
  8. £13.98
  9. £24.11
  10. £1.43
  11. £13.95
  12. £22.63
  13. £11.67
  14. £20.59
  15. £15.19
  16. £17.35
  17. £8.11
  18. £2.39
  19. £8.94
  20. £22.95