Chapter 7 Decimals Worksheet - New Century Maths Page 22

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Calculating change
Worksheet
Example 15
7-05
Find the change from $50 if the following items are bought:
Which decimals?
• 3 kg of butter at $2.50 per kilogram
• 500 g of cheese at $12.90 per kilogram
• 5 kg of meat at $5.75 per kilogram
• 2 dozen eggs at $1.77 per dozen.
Worksheet
7-06
Round the total to the nearest 5 cents.
Shopping and
Solution
change
3 × 2.50 =
SALESPERSON 31
7.50
0.5 × 12.90 =
MILK 1LT
1.13
6.45
BUTTER
1.86
5 × 5.75 = 28.75
BREAD
1.64
2 × 1.77 = + 3.54
RND TOTAL
4.65
CASH
5.00
Total 46.24
CHANGE
0.35
Rounded to the nearest 5 cents, this total is $46.25.
Change from $50:
50.00
10:52
12/12/2004
− 46.25
3.75
Exact change will be $3.75.
Exercise 7-09
1 Calculate the change from $50 for each of the following purchases. Round totals to the
Example 15
nearest 5 cents.
a • meat $25.36
SkillBuilder
• 2 dozen eggs at $1.36 per dozen
1-09
• 5.5 kg of apples at $1.49 per kilogram
Rounding
money
b • 3 kg of tomatoes at $2.45 per kilogram
• 10 kg of potatoes at $1.29 per kilogram
• 4 L of milk at $1.37 per litre
• 2 kg of butter at $3.08 per kilogram
c • 3.5 kg of chops at $3.89 per kilogram
• 2.5 kg of T-bone steak at $8.10
per kilogram
• 5 L of soft drink at $1.26 per litre
d • toothpaste $2.56
• jam $1.13
• cheese $3.08
• 4 kg of oranges at $1.74 per kilogram
• 3 kg of sausages at $1.85 per kilogram
e • 2 kg of nails at $2.51 per kilogram
• 2 m of wood at $13.48 per metre
• 2.5 L of glue at $6.74 per litre
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CHAPTER 7

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