Back to School Shopping Challenge

It is the end of August and children are preparing to go back to school in a few days. Each of
the children have a list of items they need. Look at the list and table below. Complete your
calculations in your copy. Make sure to show each step.

1. Calculate the total cost of each child’s back to school list.

2. Calculate the change they received.

Jumper Money
Total Change
$33.50 Student Purchases Given
Cost Received
to Cashier
Trousers
$24.99 runners, school
Billy $150
bag, jumper
Skirt
$21.99 Sophia skirt, trousers, shoes $120
Shoes
$59.65 tracksuit, runners,
Emma $200
school bag, lunch box
Runners
$85.30
2 × 2 packs of socks,
Tracksuit Niall 10 pack of pens, pencil $60
$78.52 case, school bag
Coat
$62.20 runners, shoes, 2 pack
Stephen $200
2 Pack of Socks of socks, water bottle
$5.99
lunch box, water bottle,
Lunch Box Mary $35
school bag
$4.99
Aoife skirt, jumper, shoes $120
Water Bottle
$3.66
coat, tracksuit, runners,
School Bag Luca $250
2 pack of socks
$24.95
Pencil Case 10 pack of pens, 5 pack
$6.21 Lauren of pencils, pencil case, $40
5 Pack of Pencils school bag
$2.05
coat, school bag, lunch
5 Pack of Pens Oisín $100
box, 2 × water bottle
$3.50

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Answers

Jumper Money
Total Change
$33.50 Student Purchases Given
Cost Received
to Cashier
Trousers
$24.99 runners, school
Billy $143.75 $150 $6.25
bag, jumper
Skirt
$21.99 Sophia skirt, trousers, shoes $106.63 $120 $13.37
Shoes
$59.65 tracksuit, runners,
Emma $193.76 $200 $6.24
school bag, lunch box
Runners
$85.30
2 × 2 packs of socks,
Tracksuit Niall 10 pack of pens, pencil $46.64 $60 $13.36
$78.52 case, school bag
Coat
$62.20 runners, shoes, 2 pack
Stephen $154.60 $200 $45.40
2 Pack of Socks of socks, water bottle
$5.99
lunch box, water bottle,
Lunch Box Mary $33.60 $35 $1.40
school bag
$4.99
Aoife skirt, jumper, shoes $115.14 $120 $4.86
Water Bottle
$3.66
coat, tracksuit, runners,
School Bag Luca $232.01 $250 $17.99
2 pack of socks
$24.95
Pencil Case 10 pack of pens, 5 pack
$6.21 Lauren of pencils, pencil case, $36.71 $40 $3.29
5 Pack of Pencils school bag
$2.05
coat, school bag, lunch
5 Pack of Pens Oisín $99.46 $100 $0.54
box, 2 × water bottle
$3.50

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