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How buying works

Life Skills · Money & Finance · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What does a price label tell you?

    • How much money the item costs
    • When the shop closes for the day
    • Where the item was made and packed

  2. What do you do first when buying an item in a shop?

    • Collect change from the seller
    • Choose the item you want
    • Hand your money over to the seller

  3. In the shop purchase taught here, you pay before taking the item home.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A ball costs 40 cents. Sam pays the seller 100 cents. How much change should he get, in cents?

    Answer: ______________

  5. Zac has 50 cents. A sticker costs 30 cents. Does he have enough money?

    Zac has:cents50Price:cents30
    • No, 50 cents is less than 30 cents
    • Yes, 50 cents is exactly 30 cents
    • Yes, 50 cents covers 30 cents

  6. You are the seller in a play shop. A friend pays the exact price for a toy. What do you give them?

    • Give back all the money they paid
    • Give the customer the toy
    • Keep both the toy and their money

  7. Ella pays with two $1 bills for an 80-cent snack. How much change should she get, in cents?

    Answer: ______________

  8. Leo's book costs 40 cents. He pays 60 cents and takes the book, but leaves before the seller returns any money. What did he forget?

    • Pay the full price a second time
    • Choose a different book to pay for
    • Collect the change he is owed
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Answer key

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How buying works W1-mt_RNRymbz5SO-s1

  1. How much money the item costs · A price label tells you the amount needed to buy the item.
  2. Choose the item you want · Choose the item before checking its price and paying.
  3. True · The customer pays, receives the item and then takes it home.
  4. 60 · The gap from the 40-cent price to the 100-cent payment is 60 cents.
  5. Yes, 50 cents covers 30 cents · 50 cents is more than the 30-cent price, so Zac has enough.
  6. Give the customer the toy · The seller gives the customer the item they paid for. No change is needed when they pay the exact price.
  7. 120 · Two $1 bills are 200 cents. Count 20 cents to reach 100, then another 100 cents: 120 cents change.
  8. Collect the change he is owed · Leo paid more than the price, so he should collect change.
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