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Shopping word problems: mixed

Year 6 maths · 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 water bottle for £11.09 and a bottle of milk for £2.80. What is the total?
  3. Ava buys a bag of apples for £5.47 and a box of crayons for £3.79. What is the total?
  4. Zara buys a notebook for £2.88 and pays with a £5 note. How much change does Zara get?
  5. Malik buys a box of crayons for £3.56 and a water bottle for £9.09. What is the total?
  6. Chloé buys a box of crayons for £2.86 and a bike bell for £6.25. What is the total?
  7. Fatima buys a bag of apples for £4.61 and pays with a £5 note. How much change does Fatima get?
  8. A store sells dish soap in two sizes: 3 L for £17.91 and 4 L for £28.96. Find the price per L of each. Which is the better buy?
  9. Theo buys a woolly hat for £11.33 and pays with a £20 note. How much change does Theo get?
  10. A store sells juice in two sizes: 1 L for £5.38 and 2 L for £9.10. Find the price per L of each. Which is the better buy?
  11. Jin buys a box of crayons for £2.57 and a bike bell for £7.82. What is the total?
  12. Owen buys a box of crayons for £2.58 and a bike bell for £6.90. What is the total?
  13. A store sells dish soap in two sizes: 2 L for £5.20 and 3 L for £6.36. Find the price per L of each. Which is the better buy?
  14. Yusuf buys a bike bell for £6.10 and pays with a £10 note. How much change does Yusuf get?
  15. Yusuf buys a library tote for £8.71 and a bag of apples for £3.85. What is the total?
  16. A store sells dish soap in two sizes: 3 L for £9.48 and 4 L for £9.80. Find the price per L of each. Which is the better buy?
  17. Malik buys a water bottle for £9.46 and pays with a £10 note. How much change does Malik get?
  18. Sofia buys a bag of apples for £4.86 and a bottle of milk for £2.79. What is the total?
  19. Arjun buys a puzzle for £17.01 and a water bottle for £12.34. What is the total?
  20. A store sells birdseed in two sizes: 3 kg for £12.81 and 10 kg for £53.20. Find the price per kg 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. £13.89
  3. £9.26
  4. £2.12
  5. £12.65
  6. £9.11
  7. 39p
  8. £5.97 and £7.24 per L; the 3 L size
  9. £8.67
  10. £5.38 and £4.55 per L; the 2 L size
  11. £10.39
  12. £9.48
  13. £2.60 and £2.12 per L; the 3 L size
  14. £3.90
  15. £12.56
  16. £3.16 and £2.45 per L; the 4 L size
  17. 54p
  18. £7.65
  19. £29.35
  20. £4.27 and £5.32 per kg; the 3 kg size