Unit 14 – Money and time
Solve this problem. Jade buys beach sandals and a pack of balls. Carl buys a sports bag. How much less does Carl spend than Jade?
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3 Compare the methods you used to calculate the answers for questions above with a friend. Explain why you chose these methods. What might you improve?
4 Grandpa buys three different items from the shop.
$25.70
$32.85
$19.45
$38.45
(a) How much could Grandpa have spent in total? Find all possibilities. (b) What is the difference between the greatest amount he could have spent and the least amount?
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Find out the prices of different books, games or other items of your choice between $15 and $45. How many different totals can you make that are as close to $100 as possible? What is the greatest number of items possible? And the fewest?
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