Grade 3 · Math · Unit 15 of 15
Making Change
How much change do I get?
What your child practises
Working out change from $1, $5, $10 and $20, adding two prices, and checking whether there is enough money. Amounts are in multiples of 5¢, since Canada no longer has pennies.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: F1.1 · estimating and calculating change for whole-dollar amounts and amounts under one dollar
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
How much money is this?
- 40¢
- 30¢
- 50¢
Show answer
40¢
Hint: Add the coins. Start with the biggest one.
Question 2
Sam has $1.50. He wants to buy a 85¢ snack and a 80¢ drink. Does he have enough?
- No
- Yes
Show answer
No
Hint: Add the prices. Is the total more than what Sam has?
Question 3
A pencil costs 80¢. Jay pays with a $1 coin. How much change does he get?
- 30¢
- $1.20
- 20¢
Show answer
20¢
Hint: Count up from the price to $1, or take the price away from 100¢.
Question 4
A toy costs $2.15. Leo pays with $5. How much change does he get?
- $2.95
- $2.85
- $2.75
Show answer
$2.85
Hint: Count up from the price to the next dollar, then on to what was paid.
Question 5
A toy costs $6.05. Leo pays with $10. How much change does he get?
- $3.95
- $4
- $3.80
Show answer
$3.95
Hint: Count up from the price to the next dollar, then on to what was paid.
Question 6
A pencil costs 25¢. Jay pays with a $1 coin. How much change does he get?
- 85¢
- 75¢
- $1.75
Show answer
75¢
Hint: Count up from the price to $1, or take the price away from 100¢.