Making Change Math Example 2

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Example 2

medium
You buy a sandwich for \3.75 and a drink for \1.50. You pay with a \$10 bill. How much change do you receive?

Solution

  1. 1
    Total cost: \(\3.75 + \1.50 = \$5.25\).
  2. 2
    Amount paid: \$10.00.
  3. 3
    Change: \(\10.00 - \5.25 = \$4.75\).
  4. 4
    You receive \$4.75 in change.

Answer

\$4.75
Add up the total cost first, then subtract from the amount paid to find the change.

About Making Change

Calculating how much money is returned to a buyer when they pay more than the purchase price, using subtraction with dollars and cents or the counting-up strategy.

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More Making Change Examples

Example 1 easy

A pencil costs 35 cents. You pay with 50 cents. How much change do you get back?

Example 3 easy

A toy costs 68 cents. You pay with 1 dollar (100 cents). What is your change?

Example 4 medium

You buy three items: [formula]1.25, and [formula]10 bill. How much change do you get?

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