Buying books II

Buying books II

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This task is about working out how much different numbers of books cost.
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The four books Ian bought at the book sale cost $5.40, $3.95, $7.85, and $6.90.

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a)  How much did he pay altogether?
     $
b)  How much would the most expensive book and the cheapest book cost together?
     $
c)  What is the largest number of books Ian could buy for $10?
     
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This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
3
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Description of task: 
Students answer questions about total cost, cheapest, most expensive, and the maximum number of books that can be bought. Book prices are decimal numbers.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive or simple multiplicative ideas flexibly to combine or partition whole numbers to solve addition problems.
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Answers/responses: 

 

Y7 (07/1996)

Y8 (07/1996)

a)

24.10

easy

easy

b)

11.80

easy

very easy

c)

2

easy

very easy