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Number, NAP-K3-NC01

Jazz buys 4 avocados for $1.20 each.

He pays for the avocados with a $5 note.

How much change should Jazz receive?

`$0.20` `$0.30` `$3.80` `$4.80`
 
 
 
 
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`$0.20`

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`text(Change) = 5-4xx1.20 = $0.20`

Filed Under: Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 6, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-J3-NC02

Patrick gets $7.35 in pocket money each week.

He does extra jobs one week and earns $4.75 more.

How much money did Patrick receive in total in the week?

`$11.00` `$11.10` `$12.00` `$12.10`
 
 
 
 
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`$12.10`

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`$7.35 + 4.75 = $12.10`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 6, smc-3144-10-Coins and change, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-J3-NC01

Emily has 85 cents in 5-cent pieces.

How many 5-cent pieces does she have?

`17` `80` `13` `425`
 
 
 
 
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`17`

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`85 ÷ 5 = 17\ text(pieces)`

Filed Under: Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 5, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-D3-CA05

Bronwyn receives $1.85 in change at the shop.

She receives only coins.

What is the least number of coins that she could receive?

`3`   `4`  `5`  `6`
 
 
 
 
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`5`

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`text($1.85 in the least number of coins is:)`

`1 xx $1, 1 xx 50text(c), 1 xx 20text(c)`

`1 xx 10text(c), 1 xx 5text(c).`

`:.\ text(Least coins) = 5`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 6, smc-3144-10-Coins and change, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-C3-CA06 SA

 
Geoffrey buys 4 peaches and 1 watermelon from a fresh fruit market.

How much does Geoffrey pay altogether?

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`$4.60`

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`text(Total payment)` `= (4 xx 0.75) + 1.60`
  `= 3.00 + 1.60`
  `= $4.60`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 6, smc-3144-10-Coins and change, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-F3-NC21

Brandon has a money jar that contains 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent and 5 cent pieces only.

If he buys a pie worth $2.65, what is the minimum amount of coins he can pay with?

`5` `7` `8` `9` `11`
 
 
 
 
 
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`7`

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`text(Minimum number of coins would be:)`

`5 xx 50\ text(c)`

`1 xx 10\ text(c)`

`1 xx 5\ text(c)`

`:.\ text(A minimum of 7 coins is needed.)`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3144-10-Coins and change, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-F3-NC15

Andy buys a chocolate bar for 95 cents from the shop.

He has 4 coins in his hand and pays the exact amount.

Which coin is not in Andy's hand?

`text(5 cent)` `text(10 cent)` `text(20 cent)` `text(50 cent)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(10 cent)`

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`text(4 coins can only make up 95 cents as follows:)`

`1 xx 50\ text(cent)`

`2 xx 20\ text(cent)`

`1 xx 5\ text(cent)`

`:.\ text(Andy doesn’t have a 10 cent.)`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3144-10-Coins and change, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-F3-NC04

Missy has $5.40 and bought a cup of coffee that cost her $4.85.

How much money does she have left?

`$0.55` `$1.45` `$1.55` `$10.25`
 
 
 
 
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`$0.55`

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`$5.40 – $4.85 = $0.55`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 5, smc-3144-10-Coins and change, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-G3-CA14

Camilla has only 10-cent, 20-cent and 50-cent coins in her purse.

She buys a coffee that costs her $3.80 and pays the exact price.

What is the smallest number of coins she could use to pay for her coffee?

`7`    `8`   `9` `10` `11`
 
 
 
 
 
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`9\ text(coins)`

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`text(The minimum number of coins are:)`

`7 xx 50 text(-cent)` `= $3.50`
`1 xx 20 text(-cent)` `= $0.20`
`1 xx 10 text(-cent)` `=$0.10` 

 

`:.\ text(Minimum coins to make $3.80 = 9 coins)`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3144-10-Coins and change, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-G3-CA09

Penny has $5.

Chocolate bars cost $1.80.

How many chocolate bars can Penny buy?

`2`    `3`   `5`   `9`
 
 
 
 
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`text(2 chocolate bars)`

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`text(Strategy 1)`

`2 xx $1.80` `= $3.60`
`3 xx $1.80` `= $5.40`

 

`text(Strategy 2)`

`5/1.80 = 2.77…\ \ text{(round down)}`

 

`:.\ text(Penny can only buy 2.)`

Filed Under: Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 6, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-H3-NC25 SA

David spent $82 at the post office.

He bought a souvenir set of stamps for $53.

With the remaining money he bought 10 stamps at $1.70 each and some stamps at 60 cents each.

How many 60-cent stamps did David buy?

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`20`

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`$82 – $53 = $29`

`$29 – (10 xx 1.70)` `= 29 – 17.00`
  `= $12.00`

 
`:.\ text(Number of 60-cent stamps)`

`= 1200/60`

`= 20`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3144-10-Coins and change, smc-900-10-Coins and change

Number, NAP-H3-NC05

Nick had a $10 note only.

At the service station, he bought 5 iceblocks that cost $1.20 each.

How much change should he get?

`$4.00` `$4.50` `$6.00` `$8.80`
 
 
 
 
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`$4.00`

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`text(Change)` `= 10 – (5 xx 1.20)`
  `= 10 – 6`
  `= $4.00`

Filed Under: Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 6, smc-900-10-Coins and change

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