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Year 4 Maths — Money problems

Add, subtract and multiply amounts of money, and work out the change from a payment.

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  1. 1.Erasers cost £12 each. What do four of them cost altogether? Give just the number.

  2. 2.A book costs £135 and you pay with £200. How much change do you get? Give just the number.

  3. 3.A juice costs £24.50 and a sandwich costs £35.50. What do they cost together? Give just the number.

  4. 4.Work out what each purchase comes to, then sort it by whether that is less or more than £100.

    Groups: Less than £100 · More than £100

    • 4 erasers at £15 each
    • 6 pencils at £9 each
    • 2 bags at £80 each
    • 3 books at £45 each
    • 5 rulers at £25 each
    • 2 pens at £30 each

  5. 5.Put these amounts in order, smallest first.

    • £145
    • £405
    • £450
    • £54
    • £45

  6. 6.Match each purchase to what it costs altogether.

    • 3 pens at £12
    • 2 books at £45
    • 5 erasers at £8
    • 4 rulers at £16
    • 36
    • 64
    • 90
    • 40

  7. 7.A pen costs £18 and a notebook costs £25. What do the two cost together? Give just the number.

  8. 8.You buy 3 tickets at £75 each and pay with £250. How much change do you get? Give just the number.

Answer key — Year 4 Maths — Money problems

  1. 1. 48
  2. 2. 65
  3. 3. 60
  4. 4. 2 pens at £30 each → Less than £100; 3 books at £45 each → More than £100; 4 erasers at £15 each → Less than £100; 5 rulers at £25 each → More than £100; 6 pencils at £9 each → Less than £100; 2 bags at £80 each → More than £100
  5. 5. 1. £45 2. £54 3. £145 4. £405 5. £450
  6. 6. 3 pens at £12 → 36; 2 books at £45 → 90; 5 erasers at £8 → 40; 4 rulers at £16 → 64
  7. 7. 43
  8. 8. 25