Money Calculations

9.A burger costs £4.79. Work out the cost of 6 burgers.

10.Johan buys 2 cups of tea at $2.20 each, 1 bottle of juice at $1.50, and 1 bottle of water at $1.35. Calculate the change he receives from a $10 note.

11.Apples cost 32 cents each. Suki buys 6 apples and pays with a $10 note. How much change does she receive?

12.Green grapes cost $3.10 per kilogram. Red grapes cost $2.80 per kilogram. Work out the total cost of buying 0.6 kg of green grapes and 0.75 kg of red grapes.

13.Harriet works at a café for 34 hours each week at $8.25 per hour. One week she works 8 extra hours at 1.5 times her usual rate. Work out the total amount she is paid for that week.

14.Hannah's car travels 10 km per litre. Her trip is 320 km and petrol costs £1.50 per litre. Work out the total cost of the journey.

15.Jimmy works 26 hours in a week at £13.50 per hour. He then works 10 extra hours at 50% extra of his usual hourly rate. How much is he paid in total for that week?

16.A shop sells bags of compost in three sizes: small 5 kg for $3.50, medium 10 kg for $6.80, large 20 kg for $12.00. Which size gives the best value for money?

17.Mr Lester buys pineapples for $1.50 each. He makes 60% profit when he sells them. Work out the selling price of a pineapple.

18.Nadira pays 6 people. 4 people work 38 hours each, 2 people work 25 hours each. They are each paid $11.40 per hour. Calculate the total amount Nadira pays in one week.

19.A music teacher buys instruments: 36 string instruments at $131 each, 15 woodwind instruments at $217 each, and 12 brass instruments at $221 each. The school is given 65% of the total cost. How much more money is needed?

20.A group of 12 people plan to buy one burger each. A burger costs £4.79. The restaurant has a deal: four burgers for the price of three. They combine their orders to use the deal. Work out the price each person must pay.

21.Bottles of water cost $1.90 each. Mark has $13 to purchase as many bottles as possible. How many bottles can he buy and how much money will he have left over?

22.Navja works in a post office. The cost to send a parcel depends on mass m grams: small (0 < m ≤ 60) $0.76, medium (60 < m ≤ 100) $0.95, large (100 < m ≤ 250) $2.20, extra large (250 < m ≤ 1000) $5.60. Sai sends four parcels with masses 45 g, 80 g, 200 g, and 500 g. He pays with a $20 note. How much change does he receive?

23.On 1 April, the cost of sending any parcel increases by 5%. Show that the increase in the cost of sending an Extra large parcel is $0.28. Which calculation demonstrates this?

24.Avani says: 'As the cost of an Extra large parcel increases by $0.28, then the cost of a Large parcel will also increase by $0.28 to $2.48.' Explain why Avani is incorrect.

25.Which of the following is the correct way to write the total cost of buying 3 items at $2.50 each and 2 items at $1.75 each?

26.A shop sells apples for 32 cents each. How much do 6 apples cost?

27.A menu shows: Tea $2.35, Coffee $3.40, Cake $4.45, Biscuit $0.85. Sue has one tea and one cake. How much does she pay?

28.When working with money, you should always round your final answer to two decimal places.

29.Which of the following is the correct way to write 1.4 pounds on a calculator?

30.Which operation should you use to convert from one currency to another when given an exchange rate?

31.Which of the following are common currencies used in IGCSE Maths questions? (Select all that apply)

32.When calculating the total cost of items, you should round each individual item cost to two decimal places before adding them together.

33.Kirsty changes $380.80 into pounds (£) when the exchange rate is £1 = $1.19. How many pounds does she receive?

34.Put these steps for calculating a total cost with multiple items in the correct order.

35.Match each keyword to the correct operation in money calculations.

36.Put these steps for calculating the total cost of buying multiple items with different prices in the correct order.

37.Thomas buys 4 t-shirts costing £8.50 each and 2 pairs of shorts costing £7.20 each. He then fills his car with 45 litres of petrol at £1.579 per litre. Calculate the total amount he spends.

38.Complete the sentence.

39.A litre of petrol costs £1.579. How much does it cost to fill a tank that holds 52 litres? Give your answer in pounds correct to two decimal places.

40.Give the correct way to write 5.3 euros when using a calculator.

41.Complete the sentence about rounding money.

42.Thomas buys 4 t-shirts costing £8.50 each and 2 pairs of shorts costing £7.20 each. He then fills his car with 45 litres of petrol at £1.579 per litre. Calculate the total amount he spends.

43.A litre of petrol costs £1.579. How much does it cost to fill a tank that holds 52 litres? Give your answer in pounds correct to two decimal places.