How to Determine the Cost of Several Items? When you go to buy something in a shop, you usually come out buying more stuff than you originally planned to. And it is all fun and games till you come home and when your mother is asking you where you spent the money... Yikes! The first question that she asks will always be, "How much did you spend?" And if you have lost the receipt, then there is no way to find out the total cost. But there is! And it's all very easy! This is where you use math in real life. The operation that you are going to use in such a situation is addition. All you have to do is look for the cost of each item individually. Once that's done, add all the numbers together, and you will have your answer.
You will perform some basic math money problems that will mimic exactly what happens when you go to a store to buy something. We just went to a flea market this week and learned that people will often try to make a quick buck by not counting your change properly. I bought a necklace that was nine dollars I gave the women a twenty dollar bill and received only a five dollar bill and a dollar bill. See knowing how to count your change is key. These worksheets explain how to calculate the total purchase price of different items, as well as how to add mixed denominations of coins. Instructors may choose whether calculator use is allowed or not.